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DCSF pledges London living wage for all staff

20 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Department for Children, Schools and Families has pledged to ensure all its staff and and contracted staff will receive at least the London living wage from next year.

Leicester nursery loses children's data in security breach

20 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Leicester council has admitted to a "serious and unacceptable breach of protocols" after a council-run nursery lost a data stick containing personal information on 80 children.

Keystone and Doddington Green Children's Centres, Welsh House Farm and Bartley Green, Birmingham

20 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

What makes them different from other children's centres? They have one workforce, which is shared across both centres. They are about two miles apart.

News Insight: Why tax credits frustrate providers

20 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Working Tax Credit system can be confusing to navigate. Ross Watson answers the essential questions about how it works.

Workers to miss out on training

20 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Government efforts to focus on continuing professional development (CPD) will be severely restricted by funding rules, a leading early years professor has warned.

Report finds digital toys less effective at developing literacy

18 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Digital resources for pre-school children are not open-ended enough to encourage the playfulness they need to develop literacy, according to academics.

Organisations to ensure London childcare places

17 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Daycare Trust and company Firstcare Consultancy are working with London's local authorities to ensure they have sufficient childcare places.

Families blame childcare costs for financial woes

13 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

A quarter of parents say they won't be able to pay their bills in six months' time, with a significant number citing childcare costs as a factor, according to the...

Government urged to act on poor pay

13 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government must intervene on pay and conditions for early years workers if it is to succeed in increasing skills, a report has urged.

Somercotes Children's Centre

13 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Where is it? Somercotes, Derbyshire