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Local authorities are focusing on existing provision as they start to carry out assessments of childcare as part of their new duties under the Childcare Act.<BR>
Managers of half the playgroups in England hold a childcare or education qualification at only NVQ level 2 or under, a major study funded by the Department for Education and Employment has found. The...
A decade since the launch of funded childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds, Nicole Weinstein finds out what provision for this age group looks like in schools
What is meant by continuous provision, and what does it require of early years practitioners? Anne O'Connor explains the key elements.
The National Day Nurseries Association is working with Buckinghamshire County Council to find out what local employers and staff need from childcare providers and identify where there are gaps in...
A new legal duty has been placed on local authorities in Wales to ensure provision for children's play is included in future planning, it was revealed last week. The measure was set out in the UK's...
Parents will be able to carry over any unused hours from their free early years entitlement to use when they want later, in plans unveiled as part of the next stage of the Government's childcare...
A radical vision of universal early years education and childcare, published this week, would see parents making an average contribution of 30 per cent of total costs instead of the current 75 per...
An extra 140m for early years provision has been promised in the Welsh Assembly Government's three-year draft budget, with 67m for early education and the remainder for improving children's health...
Children's play provision is among the victims of the new Government's axe, along with literacy initiatives and childcare subsidies for parents training to go back to work.