How many children aged under three should childminders and nursery staff be allowed to look after at the same time?
A relaxation in the number of pre-school children that nurseries and registered childminders can oversee has been announced in order to professionalise the pre-school workforce and cut the cost of childcare in England.
19 September 2012
This year’s conference will be the first opportunity to hear directly from the government about the findings of its Childcare Commission. Delegates will also have the chance to examine the government’s plans in relation to the extension of the free entitlement to two-year-olds, reform of the EYFS and its response to the Nutbrown Review.
The conference will be held in London on 4 December.
The new name for Daycare Trust and the Family and Parenting Institute.
Report reveals childcare is the luxury that families have to afford as figures show that nursery, childminder and after-school club costs are all rising at more than double the rate of inflation.
The two charities merged on 1 January 2013 and the new charity will be launched in April 2013.
A review of Daycare Trust's achievements in 2012
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