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Apply now for 15 hours 'free childcare' for two-year-olds but is it really free?
Applications for 15 hours of 'free childcare' for 2 year olds for working parents open on 2nd January 2024 From 2nd January 2024, eligible working parents in England can apply for 15 hours per week of term time (38 weeks per year) 'free childcare' for their two-year-olds to start from April 2024 in the term after their child turns two. … read more
Free Childcare for Mums having Smear Tests: Independent Childminders and Nannies offer Help to Save Lives
Cervical screening for cancer is at a 20-year low Over 3000 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and nearly 1000 die due to the condition every year. … read more
Childcare in the Spring Budget 2023
The Spring Budget was announced on 15th March 2023 and in it, chancellor Jeremy Hunt placed childcare at its centre. … read more
Start your childminding or nanny career today by studying for the Preparing to work in Home-based Childcare Qualification (HBCA) CACHE Level 3
Start your childminding or nanny career today 3 months free Childcare.co.uk gold membership included in the course fee The Preparing to work in Home-based Childcare Qualification (HBCA) is a CACHE-accredited and Ofsted-recognised level 3 award that covers everything you need to become a home-based childcarer, registered childminder, childminding assistant or nanny. … read more
Childcare Discounts - Save money on everyday shopping
Introducing Childcare Discounts A new benefit for gold members to help money go that little bit further in the cost of living crisis … read more
Covid-19 Guidance for Early Years Providers
LATEST GUIDANCE • The DfE have published Additional actions for childminders during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic … read more
Childcare.co.uk writes to Minister for Children and Families
Childcare.co.uk have written to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families in England, Vicky Ford, in relation to comments she made in an exchange in the House of Commons with shadow children and early years minister Tulip Siddiq regarding a decline in the number of childcare providers since the start of 2001. We have received a number of concerns from our registered childminder community that the comments are dismissive and disrespectful, appearing to imply that childminders are less important than nursery settings. … read more
Ofsted answer your questions about the revised EYFS 2021
Your questions on the revised EYFS from September 2021 answered by Ofsted HMI's In this exclusive video interview, Sarah Neville puts Childcare.co.uk members' questions to senior Ofsted inspectors. … read more
UK's largest childcare platform allows parents to search for Covid-19 vaccinated childcare providers
Childcare.co.uk, the UK's largest childcare platform with more than 2.5 million members, now allows parents to search for childcare providers and tutors who have received a Covid-19 vaccine. … read more
Exclusive Video Discussion (part 2) with Dr Julian Grenier - Lead Writer of Development Matters - Our members' questions answered ...
Your questions on Development Matters answered by Dr Julian Grenier Our previous video presentation with Julian Grenier, lead writer for the Development Matters 2020 guidance, and Sarah Neville, a three-times Ofsted Outstanding rated registered childminder, has been watched by thousands of early years providers and led to our members asking even more questions about the changes. … read more
