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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£1M funding for Scottish early years workforce development
The Scottish Government has announced it is to invest £1 million to develop the early years workforce following the publication an independent review. The ‘Independent Review of the Scottish Early
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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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‘Inclusive’ Stirling nursery wins acclaim from Inspectors
A nursery in Stirling has been given top marks by inspectors for the second inspection in a row. Inspectors from the Care Inspectorate graded Arnprior Nursery as “excellent” across all
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Labour claim 1,000 Sure Start centres ‘face Tory axe’
More than 1,000 centres to help parents with young children face being axed under a Conservative government, Labour has claimed. The Conservatives’ “extreme” spending plans are set to lead to
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Nursery service cuts approved by Rhondda Cynon Taf council
Plans to scrap free full-time nursery care for children aged three have been given the go ahead by Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) council. Under the new system, children aged three
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