Third of nursery nurses feel unsafe at work, survey on violence finds
Almost a third of nursery nurses and pupil support assistants in Edinburgh do not feel safe at work, according to a survey on violence by unions. The research by Unison
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Two thirds of council nursery places are half-day only, report says
More than two thirds of three to five-year-olds attending council nurseries have places for just three hours and 10 minutes per day, according to a new report. A study by
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Union and council hold ‘constructive’ talks after equal pay strike in Glasgow
Union and council leaders in Glasgow say they have had a “positive and constructive” meeting following a two-day strike over equal pay. Hundreds of schools were closed and care services
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Council workers help launch equal pay advert ahead of 48-hour strike in Glasgow
Union organisers are running a mobile advert campaign in a bid to drum up public support for a planned 48-hour strike of thousands of council workers. Around 8,000 members of
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Private nurseries raise concerns over expansion of free childcare in Scotland
Private nurseries have raised a series of concerns about the Scottish Government’s flagship proposal to expand free childcare. Ministers have promised to increase free nursery provision from the current 600
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Glasgow City Council workers to stage two-day strike in row over equal pay
Thousands of Glasgow City Council workers will stage a two-day strike later this month in a row over equal pay claims. More than 8,000 members of the GMB and Unison
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Corbyn promises dramatic expansion of ‘patchy’ childcare system, which ‘holds back’ families
Parents’ access to childcare will be dramatically expanded under Labour plans to subsidise extra hours, Jeremy Corbyn will say. His commitment would see parents pay no more than £4 an
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Parents of under-5s see nursery fees rise three times faster than wages
Working parents with children under five have seen nursery fees increase three times faster than their wages over the past decade, according to a new study. An analysis by the
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Paisley nursery must make urgent improvemets following inspection visit
A nursery in Paisley has must make urgent improvements in the quality of care and learning experienced by children, inspectors have warned. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement
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Government urged to address ‘chronic shortage’ of qualified early years professionals
Hundreds of thousands of young children are at risk of falling behind before they start school because they do not have access to specially qualified early years workers, according to
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