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Hints
of compromise over proposed withdrawal of Childcare Voucher plan In last
months newsletter we reported on the proposed government plan to withdraw
the Childcare Voucher Plan. We published the link to a petition, which
has now grown to over 80,000 signatures. Along with the signatures, nine former ministers
have rebelled, along with about 50 Labour backbenchers, demanding the
government rethink the plan. Childrens Secretary Ed Balls has said that
the government is willing to listen to concerns over scrapping the plan.
If you haven’t already signed the petition here is the link : http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/keepvouchers/
NDNA Snapshot Report released on the
effects of the recession on Nurseries NDNA has
published two snapshot reports looking at how the recession is impacting
upon nurseries. The latest, published October 2009, is available by clicking
here. Also Happy Birthday to the NDNA who
recently celebrated 10 years of being a National Charity. Have a look at
their site to see a selection of photographs. www.ndna.org.uk Quality Costs: Paying for High Quality
Early Childhood Education and Care The Day Care Trust have recently published
the above named report. They recommend that the government need to more
than double the amount they spend on childcare from £4.4 bn to £9.4 bn.
This is needed to properly meet the needs of both parents and the
childcare industry. The Trusts joint CE Emma Knight said ‘ The Government
deserve enormous credit for increasing spending on childcare, therefore
allowing more parents to work and improving educational outcomes for the
poorest children. But if the Government are to achieve the vision they
set out in their ten year Childcare Strategy then our research shows that
a step change is needed in terms of investment to achieve high quality
provision. ‘ To
view the whole report please click on the following link: Daycare Trust Report Labels 4 Kids We would like to welcome another new
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again, we’d like to introduce you to one of our newest advertisers, who
we think would offer your setting a great opportunity to present
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