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A new report by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) estimates the costs to the economy and Government generated by child poverty rates in every local authority and constituency in the UK.
Four local authorities have been cited as beacons of good practice for their integrated children's services. Essex, Knowsley, West Sussex, and Telford and Wrekin received the Beacon Status award from...
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT (5th edition). By Pamela Minett. (Hodder Arnold, 15.99, ISBN: 0340889152, tel: 020 7873 6000) Some food for thought in your professional career
What is empathy, how does it develop in the early years, and what can practitioners and parents do to support it? Ruth Thomson explains
The DfES is consulting on draft regulations on how to set targets that local authorities will need to meet under the Childcare Act. Children's minister Beverley Hughes said, 'It is essential that we...
Public services union Unison has blamed the Confederation of Scottish Local Authorities for prolonging its six-month-long dispute over nursery nurses' pay by refusing to negotiate nationally. The...
A new guide calling for local authorities to ensure that early years communication is a designated responsibility within every local authority has been launched by the National Literacy Trust's early...
The experiences young children have with their carers can shape the development of their brains and influence the sort of people they become, says Maria Robinson.
The experiences young children have with their carers can shape the development of their brains and influence the sort of people they become, says Maria Robinson.
Local authorities have raised concerns that many of the childminders coming forward to offer funded places for two, three and four year olds are not sufficiently well-qualified to provide high quality...