Quality Provision
As a professional, you know that evidence shows high quality provision during the foundation years has a lasting impact on children’s future learning and life ...
View ArticleMaking It Happen
There is a huge commitment to improving the take up of free early education and childcare amongst professionals and the sector at large. Get in touch ...
View ArticleSustainability
Established roles are changing as reforms to the health system and the school system begin to take effect. These changes sit alongside an international economic ...
View ArticleMaking It Happen – Introduction
There is a huge commitment to improving the take up of free early education and childcare. You need to communicate to mums and dads in your ...
View ArticleThe Independent Nutbrown Review into early education and childcare...
The call for evidence on the independent review of early education and childcare qualifications was launched on 28 October and this will run until 23 ...
View Article2 Year Old Offer
Amongst the few bright points in the Chancellor’s autumn statement was the announcement of further investment in free childcare for 2 year-olds, with 40% of ...
View ArticleNews from the Sector
Children’s Centre Census 2012 4Children have launched their Children’s Centre Census 2012. The census will ask centres questions about the number and type of staff they ...
View ArticleElizabeth Truss letter to local authorities
Elizabeth Truss, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare, has today written to local authorities in England about how they can encourage more high quality affordable...
View ArticleChildcare: Birth to 16
Regulation of childcare Last year, in tandem with publishing More Affordable Childcare, the Government launched a public consultation on the regulation of childcare, which ran...
View ArticleChildminding
Childminder agencies What are childminder agencies? Childminder agencies are a new way to provide access to high quality home based childcare. They will help tackle...
View ArticleFinancial help
Everyone knows that the costs of raising children and balancing work and childcare arrangements can be a worry but financial support may be available....
View ArticleFree early education for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds
Quality, accessible childcare is crucial to enable parents to go out to work, but early education also helps to improve equality of opportunities for...
View ArticleChoosing the right childcare
Choosing the type of childcare that will suit your family is an important decision and will be based on what is available to you,...
View ArticleUnderstanding how your child will develop and learn
Registered childcare providers adhere to what is known as the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, and these standards describe what children should learn...
View ArticleYour local family information service
Your local Family Information Service provides a range of information on all services available to parents, including parents of disabled children. Family Information Services...
View ArticleChildren’s centres and local services
Children’s Centres are there to support mum, dad and baby, with friendly, experienced and qualified staff on hand to assist you with making choices...
View ArticleWould you like to join the 2015/16 Early Learning and Childcare Hubs Programme?
4Children has run a successful two year programme on Early Learning and Childcare Hubs that worked to: improve the quality of provision; support parents/carers...
View Article30 hours free childcare
The government has introduced the Childcare Bill to bring in 30 hours of free childcare for employed families of 3 and 4 year olds....
View ArticleParent survey on 30 hours free childcare
The Department for Education is running a survey this summer about the forthcoming 30 hours childcare offer for working parents. They want to hear the...
View Article30 hours Early Implementation areas announced
Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah has announced £13 million, which will allow 8 councils across the country to deliver 30 hours of free childcare for...
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