Many childcare providers believe they will close within a year because their costs are not covered by a Government subsidy, a new study suggests. Virtually all of over 260 nurseries
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Children as young as two have been identified as potential victims by police investigating alleged sex offences at a nursery. A male member of staff at Jack and Jill Childcare
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A nursery has been closed after a member of staff was arrested on suspicion of sex offences against children. Detectives have scoured CCTV from Jack and Jill Childcare in Torquay
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Politicians have been urged to invest more money in childcare as figures indicate hundreds of nurseries and childminders are closing. Early years leaders said there will be a “genuine childcare
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Almost one in five parents have had to leave their jobs because of the cost of childcare, a new study suggests. A similar number want to work but cannot afford
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Children are lashing out and biting others because their parents do not have enough time to spend talking and reading to them, nursery leaders have warned. Too much time in
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The Care Inspectorate has published Early Learning and Childcare Statistics 2018, showing the availability and quality of early learning and childcare for children and families across Scotland. The annual publication,
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A paedophile nursery worker will be banned from Devon and Cornwall when she is released from prison, the Probation Service has said. Vanessa George, 49, was jailed indefinitely in 2009
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Nurseries and childminders are to get extra money towards providing free childcare hours for pre-schoolers, the Chancellor has announced. Early years spending is to increase by £66 million in 2020/21,
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Lego is building its way to making instructions friendlier for the visually impaired by using artificial intelligence (AI) to translate instructions into braille and audio. The Danish toy company has
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