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Blair admits Sure Start failings
Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that the Sure Start programme is not benefiting hard to reach families. According to an article in The...
More surprise inspections for Scottish childminders
The Care Commission is to carry out more unannounced inspections of childminders, following a review of the quality of these services in Scotland. This...
CWDC to develop five-year strategy
The Children’s Development and Workforce Council has announced that it will be developing a Sector Skills Agreement (SSA) for England that, subject to the...
Small settings struggle to accommodate EYSEFD students
Smaller and ‘less well-off’ settings are struggling to accommodate staff completing the Early Years Sector Endorsed Foundation Degree (EYSEFD) and often expect to lose...
Ofsted’s annual report
Ofsted has revealed that it did not meet its targets for registering childminders last year in its annual report for 2005/06.For applications received between...
Poverty policy to focus on second earners
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is to publish a new strategy this autumn demonstrating how government can make faster progress in reaching...
Early support tender
The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) is seeking training providers to deliver its Early Support programme for young disabled children and their families....
Workforce strategies guidance
The Children’s Workforce Development Council has published guidance to help local authorities understand the difference between the Local Government Pay and Workforce Strategy and...
Ofsted registration questionnaire
Ofsted has published a new questionnaire so early years providers can discern whether they need to register with the inspectorate. For more information visit...
Initiative update
Initiative update...BoltonA £1m children’s centre has opened in Bolton to serve the communities of Tonge and Hall I’th’ Wood. It is to house an...
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