Victoria Aldridgehas been running her own childminding business from her current home for nine

A CHILDMINDER has told how her business could be shut down after her neighbours complained about

Ofsted has withdrawn guidance suggesting childminders should notify the watchdog if they have

facility with a childminder.... For children over the age of three, this entitlement has been in place

childminder in the UK has a LifeVac." Most read in The Sun oh baby!... “ We truly believe that if

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PETALING JAYA: A one-stop centre should be set up to speed up the licensing and registration of all illegal childcare centres, say childcare providers. Such a facility involving relevant government agencies including the Welfare Department, Fire and Rescue Department, Health Ministry and local authorities would cut down the application and approval process that could take months or even over a year, they say. Association of Registered Childcare Providers president Anisa Ahmad said red tape in th

Most nurseries and childcare providers in England oppose plans to increase child-to-staff ratios, it has been reported. Children and Families Minister Will Quince said last week the Government was consulting parents and childcare providers on plans to increase ratios, raising the number of two-year-olds one staff member can look after from four to five. The move would bring England in line with Scotland. Writing on Twitter, Mr Quince said the proposal is aimed at “ increasing flexibility and red

Sir Keir Starmer and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson visit a London school( Image: Getty) The scale of the" crisis" of children missing from England’s classrooms is laid bare in new figures which show the absentee rate remains far above pre-pandemic levels.... Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza is concerned “ one in 50 children ” is missing “ at least half of school ”.... Zachary Marsh, an education specialist with the Policy Exchange think tank, warned: “ These absence rates

THE winter solstice is an astronomical event that marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year.It has a long history in Ireland with many fascinating traditions, particularly at Newgrange?... The winter solstice was one of the most important celebrations in the pre-Christian world.... On mornings around the winter solstice a beam of light penetrates the roof-box and travels up the 19 metre passage and into the chamber....