West Lothian early years service wins inspection praise
A nursery in Bathgate has been praised by the Care Inspectorate for delivering excellent care to children. The Bathgate Early Years Service, which provides care for up to 76 children,
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Only 45% of nurseries to extend free childcare hours, says survey
Fewer than half of nurseries are likely to extend free childcare places for pre-schoolers to 30 hours a week, amid major concerns about funding, research suggests. Under Government plans, free
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Video: Dan Hughes on trauma, early child development and attachment
Dan Hughes is a leading authority on dyadic developmental psychotherapy and has integrated recent research on the neurobiology of trauma, early child development and attachment. During one of his
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Government name eight pilot areas for 30 hours of free childcare
Working parents in eight pilot areas of England will be the first to take advantage of 30 hours of free childcare from September. Eligible parents in Wigan, Staffordshire, Swindon, Portsmouth,
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‘Radical’ new body needed for SNP’s free childcare plan, think tank claims
The SNP’s plans to extend free childcare to 30 hours a week by 2020 can only be delivered by a “radical” new national body, according to a think thank. The
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Role of ‘professional love’ in early years settings studied by Sheffield researchers
A toolkit for early years practitioners has been created by researchers at the University of Sheffield after a study examined whether they should ‘love’ the children in their care. Dr
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Plans to increase free childcare clear Commons depsite concerns over funding
Flagship Conservative reforms to extend free childcare to 30 hours per week have passed through the House of Commons despite claims the provision is underfunded. The Childcare Bill delivers a
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New group to help expand early learning and childcare in Scotland
A new group has been announced to help develop the Scottish Government’s plans to significantly expand early learning and childcare. The announcement was made by the Children’s Minister Aileen Campbell
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Child benefit report branded ‘deplorable, ludicrous and insulting’
Charities have reacted strongly to a report from a think-tank which suggests parents of young children should only receive child benefit if they enrol them in “quality pre-school education”. Bright
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Peers narrowly defeat government pledge to double free childcare
The Government has suffered a defeat in the Lords over its plan to double the amount of free childcare for parents of three and four-year-olds. Labour and Liberal Democrat peers
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