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Cuts to early intervention funding and a multitude of barriers are stopping many families in need from using children's centres, new research reveals.
How are settings building and maintaining relationships with time-pressed parents and carers and involving them in their child’s care at nursery? Karen Hart finds out
Almost 90 per cent of children's centres are working with registered childminders in their area, according to research carried out by the National Childminding Association (NCMA). The survey, in which...
How early years educators can engage with the people who are the most important and influential in young children’s lives – parents, carers and families. By Dr Stella Louis
What children's centres can do By Andrew Ireland, children's services group director at Havering Borough Council
A group pf parents are campaigning against the proposed closure of two children’s centres in Hackney, which together provide more than 100 childcare places.
Parents are essential partners in the process of developing children as citizens. It can be a challenging, and at times exhausting, task to support and encourage children to become independent,...
Norfolk's Story Cafe programme is proving a hugely effective way of engaging parents in their children's learning. Programme developers Julie Westrop and Mandy Lowe and teacher Nicky Hudson offer some...
Children's centres in five areas under Sunderland council have extended their opening hours in response to parents' demands.
Building on the success of Story Cafes, a new scheme combines reading with sensory experiences to engage families, says Lindsey Symington.