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Lone parents: Father figures

29 October 2004, Nursery World

With men making up 10 per cent of lone parents, how father-friendly are childcare arrangements? Judith Napier investigates some of the issues confronting them...

Foster carers want end to 'subsidy out of our pocket'

29 October 2004, Nursery World

A £12m funding boost to provide more foster carers and places in Scotland should also be used to raise the minimum allowances paid to carers, says the Fostering Network.

Nursery group poised to buy 12th largest chain

29 October 2004, Nursery World

The nursery group Creative Education, which trades under the brand name Primary Steps, is set to clinch a deal to buy Academy Childcare, one of the largest nursery chains in...

Number of childcare providers drops

29 October 2004, Nursery World

The number of childcare providers has fallen for the first time since Ofsted started compiling data on the early years and childcare market.

Ways and means

29 October 2004, Nursery World

They've heard the Government's strategy - now how are they going to implement it? Simon Vevers hears what early years professionals are thinking

Would you hire this nanny?

28 October 2004, Nursery World

Not quite the nanny from hell, but the nanny agencies from hell were exposed this month by the consumer protection magazine Which? when it sent one of its researchers to...

Join the club

28 October 2004, Nursery World

An organisation to raise standards and create better communication between agencies had its official launch at the Professional Nanny conference on 2 October. The Association of Nanny Agencies has been...

Trained for tourism

28 October 2004, Nursery World

Another ambitious enterprise is a course being developed for childcarers working in tourism, such as ski nannies. Chiltern College is joining forces with Nannies Abroad to create the Certificate of...

A question of pay

28 October 2004, Nursery World

This year's survey of pay for nannies round the UK is now being compiled by Nannytax. Agencies are reminded to return their questionnaires if they've received one from Nannytax, or...

Reader offer

28 October 2004, Nursery World

You might not appreciate how much there is to know about nannying until you've seen The Nanny Handbook: The essential guide to being a nanny, by Teena Kamen. It has...