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Childcare Providers and Wrap-around Care in Schools

InĀ  Children and Young People Now , 07.12.15 – a new announcements on childcare and schools. ‘Childcare providers could be given the right to apply to deliver wraparound care using school facilities…’, Prime…

Carmel Littleton appointed as Head of Children’s Services in London Borough of Islington

Carmel Littleton has been appointed as the new director of children’s services in London Borough Islington, following on from Eleanor Schooling who has moved to Ofsted. Carmel Littleton (Image: courtesy of LBI), has…

Child Rights Partners

‘Children and young people are to be involved in designing and delivering services aimed at them through a partnership between Unicef UK and six local authorities.’ Children and Young People Now, reported this…

Funding childcare – Westminster’s new way

Nothing new in the fact that childcare is hard to afford and the cost remains one of the biggest barriers to accessing high quality early years education. The good news is the extension…

Sure Start Children’s Centres
– still at the heart of communities

    Some startling figures emerging about Children’s Centre closures…     In November the government confirmed that 124 Sure Start centres had closed, (Children and Young People Now). In addition, there is…

Big Society

The wonderful vision of a Big Society where people help each other, not for reward but just because they can. In some places where this is happening through volunteering and support groups you…