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Are HMRC nursery closures a sign of what's to come?

Friday, August 31, 2012

| Nursery World

The future of Government department nurseries has been put in doubt following the announcement that the HMRC is to close all of its nurseries operated by Bright Horizons and news that the Land Registry has closed two of its settings.

Kent parents could lose out on free places due to change in funding administration

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Friday, August 31, 2012

| Nursery World

Changes to the way Kent County Council administers funding for free early education could see parents of three-and four-year-olds losing out on free nursery places and having to wait until January 2013 before they can claim their entitlement.

Funding boost for community childminding

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

| Nursery World

The Scottish Childminding Association has secured additional funding from the Early Years Early Action Fund that aims to support vulnerable families early on.

Bright Horizions launches 'Ready for School' app for parents

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

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Bright Horizons, the second largest nursery group in the UK, has launched a new app for parents of pre-school children.

Play centre that bans fathers under investigation

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

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A Birmingham soft play centre is being investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission after it decided to ban fathers from attending with their children.

Funding to boost vitamin D intake in pre-school children

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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Early years settings can apply for a grant of up to 5,000 to fund projects that promote vitamin D and encourage children under the age of five to take supplements.

Childcare Commission - the Government wants your ideas

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Friday, July 20, 2012

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The Government is calling on early years and childcare providers, parents and others to put forward their ideas about how to make childcare more affordable and accessible.

Sure Start works better for parents than for children

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Friday, July 20, 2012

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Sure Start local programmes have had more impact on parents than children, the latest findings from the national evaluation of Sure Start show.

Shortage of holiday childcare in two-thirds of the country

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

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The school summer holidays are just starting for many children, but two-thirds of local authorities in England will not have enough holiday childcare for working parents.

Children's centres must sharpen focus on parenting to boost child development

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

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Parenting and improving parents' lives should be given as much focus as children's health and development, according to new guidance for children's centres.

QuILT: Covering every aspect of quality

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Monday, July 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Judith Twani, independent early years consultant, trainer and early education improvement officer for Thurrock Council, explains how a modular quality assurance and improvement scheme is proving both versatile and enduring for a range of settings

Nursery scheme offers free school year for four-year-olds

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Friday, July 6, 2012

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A nursery group is offering all four-year-olds a completely free nursery place to match the hours of a school day, in a drive to keep children in an early years setting for longer.

Grandparents and fathers the focus of National Childcare Week

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Monday, July 2, 2012

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The Daycare Trust is urging early years settings to reach out to fathers and grandparents as this year's National Childcare Week gets underway (2-9 July 2012).

Parents pay 6,000 a year for a nursery place in the capital

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Monday, July 2, 2012

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Parents in London pay more for childcare and are less able to rely on the support of grandparents than families in other parts of the country, according to research by the Daycare Trust.

Parents want to keep childminders in the Ofsted system

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Friday, June 22, 2012

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A Netmums and the National Childminding Association survey reveals that 97 per cent of parents want to keep current regulations in place rather than see the profession deregulated.

Sir Michael Wilshaw to head up review to close gap between rich and poor pupils

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Friday, June 15, 2012

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A major Ofsted inquiry will look at how schools in deprived areas can stop children from falling behind their better-off peers.

Northern Ireland scheme to make childcare at home easier for parents

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

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Social enterprise Employers For Childcare has launched a new service to take the administrative burden away from parents in Northern Ireland wanting to access approved childcare in the security of their own homes.

NCMA seeks parents views on deregulation

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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The National Childminding Association has joined forces with Netmums to invite parents to back its campaign against the deregulation of childminders.

London providers call on Boris Johnson to tackle capital's childcare funding crisis

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Friday, May 25, 2012

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Parents in London are struggling to pay childcare fees, a survey by the Daycare Trust has found.

Union reveals cuts to children's centres

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Children's centre staff in Windsor and Maidenhead could face losing their jobs as the council proposes to cut its Sure Start budget by more than 40 per cent.