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Rise in nanny numbers
There are now over 110,000 nannies working in the UK, the first time it has topped the 100,000 mark according to a new survey...
Children’s trust update
Naomi Eisenstadt, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills’ chief adviser on children’s services has revealed that two thirds of local authorities are...
Head teachers concern about extended schools
Mick Brookes, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, has warned that the extended schools programme needs to be worked through with...
NDNA issues partnership working documents
The first part of a new support kit to encourage the participation of private and voluntary sector providers in the development and delivery of...
Committee-based provision guidance
Ofsted has published new guidance on the rights and responsibilities of committee-based provision. Under current requirements, the committee itself is the registered person, responsible...
Extra 37,000 families claiming childcare credit
The number of families claiming the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit has risen 11% to 374,300 in the past year, according to...
Government overpaid billions in tax credits
The government overpaid an estimated £2.2bn in tax credits in 2003/04 and a similar amount is likely to have been overpaid in 2004/05, according...
Woman jailed for tax credit fraud
A mother from Newbury has been sentenced to 18 months in jail by Reading Crown Court for fraudulently claiming £9,000 in tax credits for...
Money motivates maternity leave
Financial considerations are the most important factors in determining the length of time mothers remain on maternity leave.Research conducted by the Department for Work...
Conservatives sign up to child poverty pledge
The Conservative party has said that it would seek to meet the government’s goal of eradicating child poverty by 2020 if it regains power.In...
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