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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On 23 June 2009, Daycare Trust held its first annual London childcare providers forum, as part of a new four-year London Councils funded London childcare providers network project. The objectives were to:
Feedback on the event was extremely positive, and 86 per cent of delegates rated it excellent or good in terms of meeting their objectives for the day. If you want to be kept informed of future events, please sign-up for the London e-bulletin.
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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