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.
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Please click on the links below to find organisations offering information about:
Paying for childcare and other financial support |
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| Paying for childcare website | www.payingforchildcare.org.uk |
| HMRC | www.hmrc.gov.uk/childcare |
| Student Finance | www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance |
| Shelter -housing and debt advice | england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/debt_and_arrears |
| The Money Advice Service | moneyadviceservice.org.uk/parents/ |
Informal childcare/home learning |
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| The Grandparents Assocation | www.grandparents-association.org.uk |
| Early Home Learning Matters | www.earlyhomelearning.org.uk/parents |
| Early Learning HQ | www.earlylearninghq.org.uk |
General parenting |
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| Family Information Services | Find your FIS |
| Families in the Foundation Years | www.foundationyears.org.uk/parents |
| Parents Direct | www.direct.gov.uk/parents |
| Netmums | www.netmums.co.uk |
| Gingerbread | www.gingerbread.org.uk |
| Working Families | www.workingfamilies.org.uk |
| Working Mums | www.workingmums.co.uk |
| Fatherhood Institute | www.fatherhoodinstitute.org |
| 4Children | www.4children.org.uk |
Disability |
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| Contact a Family | www.cafamily.org.uk |
| Disabled Parents Network | www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk |
| KIDS | www.kids.org.uk |
Childcare information in Scotland and Northern Ireland |
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| Scottish Childcare | www.scottishchildcare.gov.uk |
| N. Ireland Directgov | www.nidirect.gov.uk/parents |
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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