New report urges radical action on Scots childcare provision
Every youngster up to the age of 12 should be entitled to up to 50 hours a week of free or subsidised childcare, an ambitious new report has suggested. The
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Funded childcare extended to 20,000 two year olds in Scotland
Around 20,000 two year olds are now eligible for funded early learning and childcare, parents and carers have been reminded to take up a place for their child. The entitlement
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Owner of children’s nursery chain jailed for £1m tax fraud
The owner of a chain of children’s nurseries who stole £950,000 from his employees – through money deducted from their salaries as tax and National Insurance – has been jailed
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Consultation: Cost of providing childcare review: call for evidence
The Government is undertaking a review of the costs of providing childcare in England. This call for evidence is part of that review and and is aimed at nurseries, primary
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Labour call for delay on free childcare plans
New laws doubling the amount of free childcare parents can get for three and four-year-olds should be delayed until the Government can give more details on how the scheme will
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Free childcare plans brought forward amid ‘meltdown’ warning
The childcare system faces “meltdown” unless Government plans to double free places available for working parents are fully funded, an educational charity has warned. Prime Minister David Cameron will today
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New Childcare Bill to double free places from 2017
The Conservatives’ pre-election pledge to double free childcare for young children is confirmed in today’s Queen’s Speech. Under a new Childcare Bill, working parents in England will be entitled to
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Cooper wants Scandinavian-style system of universal childcare
Labour leadership contender Yvette Cooper has said her party needs to revolutionise the way it supports families by offering free childcare for all. The shadow home secretary has called for
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Barnardo’s call on government to reverse children’s centre cuts
Children’s charity Barnardo’s is calling on the new government to act now to stop the decrease in funding of children’s centres, following new calculations that reveal a dramatic budget decrease
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Guidance: Realigning Children’s Services programme (Scotland)
The Scottish Government has written to community planning partnerships (CPPs) offering support for the development of joint strategic commissioning of children’s services. The programme aims to shift expenditure on children’s
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