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Confusion continues over children’s centre consultation

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Jan 10, 2017
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DfE policy still unclear after life chances strategy dropped last year
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The Department for Education (DfE) has refused to confirm whether a planned consultation on the future of children’s centres will go...Read more

Government announces beneficiaries of £50m childcare scheme

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Jan 10, 2017
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Education Secretary announces grant scheme to fund childcare places
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The Government has revealed details of the winning bids for its £50 million capital funding scheme, designed to support the 30-hour...Read more

Apprenticeship success factors

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Jan 9, 2017
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Ellie Lloyd, an apprentice with the Pre-school Learning Alliance, recently won NMT magazine’s Nursery Apprentice Award 2016. In this article, Velda Bartholomew, Operational Training Manager at the Alliance, reflects on the key factors which...Read more

Focus on ethnic groups to boost mobility, early years told

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Jan 9, 2017
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The Social Mobility Commission highlights inequality in new report
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Early years practitioners have been encouraged to focus on the needs of ethnic minority groups in a bid to fight social inequality....Read more

Providing First Aid training

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Jan 5, 2017
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In response to the recent changes introduced regarding paediatric first aid, the Alliance has produced a guidance document explaining the requirements and how to evidence first aid activity in the setting entitled the First Aid Management...Read more

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