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.
London e-bulletin - During the project a London e-bulletin was published several times a year. You can view past issues here.
Briefing sheets - View briefing sheets on various topics with information and ideas for London childcare professionals.
'Supporting parents in helping their children learn at home - Some tips for childcare providers' - This document was produced in collaboration with the Family and Parenting Institute. The content can also be viewed section by section here.
Top 10 tips, information outreach to families - Download top tips for information outreach to families, identified by our workshop participants from across London.
4 In 10 - www.4in10.org.uk - raising awareness and campaigning on child poverty issues in London, identifying projects that have been shown to have a positive impact, and developing networks to share this good practice.
London Play - www.londonplay.org.uk - working for improved play spaces and services.
London Councils - www.londoncouncils.gov.uk - lobbies the government and others on behalf of its 33 member councils, for a fair share of resources, and to protect and enhance council powers. It also develops policies and supports boroughs to improve their services.
London Development Agency (LDA) - www.lda.gov.uk - working to deliver the Mayor's vision for London to be a sustainable world city with strong, long-term economic growth, social inclusion and active environmental improvement.
Greater London Authority (GLA) - www.london.gov.uk - aiming to provide strategic direction for the future of London, and overseeing some cross-London services.
London Poverty Profile - www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk – a source of information about poverty and inequality in London, managed by the City Parochial Foundation and New Policy Institute.
London Child Poverty Network - www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/policylobbying/children/childpoverty - set up by London Councils for local authorities and partners to share good practice, discuss local issues and support pan-London approaches to tackling child poverty.
Foundation Years website - www.foundationyears.org.uk/professionals-hub/introduction - section for practitioners
Croydon Childcare Start Up Guide - www.croydononline.org/child_care/start_up_guide
Informed Families Enfield - www.enfield.gov.uk/if/info/18/enfield_childcare_providers
Islington Childcare Trust - www.islingtonchildcaretrust.org.uk - supporting voluntary sector providers
The Learning Trust (Hackney) - www.learningtrust.co.uk/childcare/information_for_providers
Southwark Council business support - www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200016/childcare/932/developing_childcare_and_business_support
Young Lambeth website - www.younglambeth.org/practitioners-zone/newsletters.html
There are a number of networks for local authority staff related to childcare, including the following:
London Heads of Early Years - meets periodically at London Councils
London Childcare Sufficiency network - meets quarterly, rotating around different boroughs
London Childcare and Early Years Training Co-ordinators Network - meets every two months, rotating around different boroughs
Regional Quality Improvement Network Meeting - meets termly
London Family Information Service Managers - meet quarterly, rotating around different boroughs
London Child Poverty Network - meets quarterly at London Councils, also including Third Sector partners
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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