Borough Care Services continues to struggle

Borough Care Services, the Wigan-based care provider that is wholly owned by provident association CLS Care Services Ltd, continued to incur losses in the...

Mothers’ care best for under-twos finds FCC study

Children under two who receive full time care from their mother have better developmental outcomes than peers who have attended any type of childcare,...

Minster Care picks up Worcestershire homes

Harrow-based care management company Minster Care has acquired two care homes in Malvern, Worcestershire in a move that gives them 80 beds in the...

Nord Anglia directors threatened

Nord Anglia Education plc has been forced to pull out of a contract to provide childcare vouchers to Huntingdon Life Sciences following threats from...

CIH and JRF launch care guide

Reflecting the growing interest among housing associations in the development of extra care and sheltered housing the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has published...

Haringey raises nursery fees

The London Borough of Haringey has increased fees at its four nurseries by 50%.From last month parents saw the cost for a full time...

Homecare charges dropped by Derby City

Bringing its policy in line with the rest of Derbyshire, councillors at Derby city council last month decided to drop all charges for the...

Children’s care provider suffers at protests’ hands

Children’s care provider Green Corns has announced that it is to withdraw from the Black Country after a series of clashes with local residents...

Help the Aged appointment

Help the Aged has announced the appointment of Sean Moran as its new director of community services.Most recently the director of customer delivery at...

Occupancy levels fall while fees go up in British nurseries

Nurseries in Great Britain are only three-quarters full and nursery fees are rising above the rate of inflation with providers planning further increases. However,...