Parents are “in complete chaos” trying to access a new Government scheme that provides 15 hours of “free” childcare, a charity has said. A survey of more than 6,000 parents
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The proportion of toddlers in England at the expected level of development has fallen in the past year, figures suggest. More than a fifth of two-year-olds were not at or
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Parents can go online to find out what childcare they are eligible for under plans which will see nurseries expanded to provide more places and funding given to councils for
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The poorest families will see no direct benefit from the expansion of free childcare, a study has found, as the Government is accused of failing to prioritise inequalities in children’s
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Childcare and early education reform will be key for four in 10 voters in their decision on who to back in a general election, a survey has suggested. The research
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Ensuring that nurseries and childminders have enough staff to expand free childcare for families is a “challenge”, an education minister has suggested. Claire Coutinho (pictured) acknowledged that “lots of childminders
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There will only be 1,000 childminders left in England by 2035, the Conservative chairman of the Education Select Committee has said. Robin Walker sounded the warning as the Commons debated
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More nurseries and childminders are likely to close their doors due to cost pressures and staff shortages, childcare leaders have warned. Childminders and nursery staff are leaving the sector as
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More than 84,000 babies missed out on health visitor checks within the first two weeks of life last year, new data shows. Figures from the Office for Health Improvement and
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The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is embarking on the second phase of a major campaign to recruit new registered childminders in urban and rural areas to help establish childminding places
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