A Government scheme to give working parents 30 hours of free childcare a week could widen the education gap between rich and poor, according to a new report. Research published
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Scotland’s five and a half thousand childminders are providing high quality early learning childcare, according to the Care Inspectorate, and two new resources launched today will help them continue to
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Flexibility in childcare services increased last year, with a higher proportion of providers offering longer opening hours and school holiday sessions, a new report has found. The Care Inspectorate said
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Nurseries and other childcare providers will “likely” recruit new staff from other parts of the care sector as the industry expands in a bid to meet a flagship Scottish Government
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Parents are still waiting in “limbo” because of failings in the Government’s 30 hours of free childcare scheme, Labour has said. Shadow education minister Tracy Brabin attacked the policy for
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Nursery workers’ wages could have to be slashed to pay for the Government’s 30 hours of free childcare scheme, according to new research. The New Economics Foundation think tank found
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Two out of five low-paid young parents who ask for flexible work arrangements are “penalised” with fewer hours, worse shifts and even losing their job, a new report says. A
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Parents are facing soaring childcare costs as the Government’s controversial business rates review heaps financial pressure on nurseries, new research has shown. Nurseries and play schools will have to stomach
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The cost of holiday childcare has risen by more than 50% across Britain since 2010, Labour has said. Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said the situation was made worse because
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Parents could miss out on the Government’s flagship free childcare policy as plans are “riddled with holes”, Labour has said. Shadow education minister Tracy Brabin pressed the Government on how
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