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.
1 January 1970
During Daycare Trust's National childcare week, lots of you got involved. Thank you for taking part and helping us to highlight the importance of childcare, extended schools, and early years provision. The theme in this 15th year was Families in Focus; promoting the benefits of engaging the whole family, including dads and grandparents, in your childcare setting. We asked you to hold a Big Breakfast Bonanza, and to invite children, parents, carers and other family members to join in the celebrations and share a morning meal.
Merrydale Day Nursery in Wokingham has been crowned winner of Daycare Trust’s Big Breakfast Bonanza photo competition. This nursery celebrated the ‘Families in Focus’ theme of National Childcare Week 2012 by inviting families along to share a breakfast event.
Find out more about the winner of the photo competition.
National childcare week 2012 was kindly supported by:
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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