9,000 childcare places to be created with early learning funding boost
More than 9,000 childcare places are to be created as part of a £50 million boost for early learning. The money will fund capital grants in order to help nurseries,
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30 hours of free childcare scheme ‘could lead to higher fees for parents’
Parents could face higher fees and extra charges for childcare as a result of Government plans to double the free hours available to pre-school children, it has been suggested. In
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Parents able to pre-register for tax-free childcare scheme from today
Parents can pre-register on Wednesday for the Government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme, which launches at the end of next month. The initiative will begin on April 28 for parents of children
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Report finds thousands of nursery workers paid below National Living Wage
Thousands of nursery workers are being paid below the National Living Wage even though their employers receive Government funding through childcare vouchers and subsidies for parents, a report claims. The
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Haringey baby died from ‘devastating’ brain injury after shake from nanny, court told
A 10-month-old baby boy died after suffering a “devastating and irrecoverable brain injury” when his nanny allegedly lost her temper and shook him, a court has heard. Joshua Paul was
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Wrexham residential child care worker receives two-year suspension order
A Wrexham residential child care worker has been given a two-year suspension order for failing to hand over cash donations for the Nightingale House Hospice charity within a reasonable timescale.
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Queens University Belfast to host Applied Social Studies open morning
Queens University Belfast are to host an open morning on their Post Qualifying courses offering pathways in Child Care, Mental Health, Strategy and Leadership, Systemic Practice and Family Therapy and
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Report: New evidence of the impact of nurseries on children’s outcomes
Attending a nursery with highly qualified staff or an outstanding Ofsted rating has a limited benefit for children’s educational achievement, according to new research by lead authors at the University
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More than half of local authorities unsure over provision of extended childcare
More than half of councils are unsure if they will have enough childcare available when plans to double the free hours available to pre-schoolers comes into force, a survey suggests.
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Government urged to stop ‘nannying’ parents and drop universal free childcare
The state must stop it’s so-called “nannying” of British parents and do away with universal free childcare, a new report has urged. Families most in need of help are not
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