31,000 sign up for Welsh childcare scheme
A target to ensure young children in the poorest parts of Wales have a health visitor and free childcare is close to being met, two years early. More than 31,000
Read MoreA target to ensure young children in the poorest parts of Wales have a health visitor and free childcare is close to being met, two years early. More than 31,000
Read MoreAs part of ‘Bright Start’, the NI Executive’s Strategy for Affordable and Integrated Childcare, the Health and Social Care Board & DHSSPS, has developed a free Childcare and Family Support
Read MoreA North Ayrshire out of school care service has been given recommendations for improvement after it was graded ‘weak’ for the quality of care and support it provides to children.
Read MoreA new report has highlighted the positive impact of the new early years degree-level qualification for leaders and managers of the early years and childcare workforce in Scotland. The report
Read MoreIn 2007 Adrian Ward was commissioned by the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care to write a paper on Leadership in Residential Child Care. The paper is available
Read MoreAt the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care’s (SIRCC) conference in June, Ann McSorley, SSSC Senior Adviser in the Workforce Development and Planning Team held a workshop to let people
Read MoreThe Government’s childcare reforms face significant opposition from providers, according to a new survey released today. Legislation announced to MPs and peers in the House of Lords on Wednesday included
Read MoreThe projected cost of government-funded childcare to disadvantaged two-year-olds has risen by a third and could rise again, the Scottish Education Secretary has said. Mike Russell said the Scottish Government
Read MoreA new initiative from Greenock-based, Childcare Management Company (CMC), aims to attract young men into the childcare sector. The company has teamed up with Youth in Partnership World (YIP) to
Read MoreThe Scottish Government is being called on to publish information to back up its plans for extending free childcare after independence, with Labour accusing ministers of “writing policies on the
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