Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
08/01/2021 - 10:34
Thousands of homeless people promised permanent housing after the first wave of coronavirus have now slipped off the radar without any state support.
08/01/2021 - 09:42
MPs have criticised the ‘litany’ of failures from DCMS which has meant that business and homes in rural areas could be locked out of gigabit broadband.
07/01/2021 - 09:36
Scores of councils have lower approval rates for non-visible disabilities applications compared to those for physical impairments.
07/01/2021 - 09:27
Closing gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools is costing the UK £7.25 million in lost social value for every week of lockdown.
06/01/2021 - 16:12
Nearly ten million jobs from carbon-intensive industries could be disrupted in the next three decades as a result of the transition to net zero.
06/01/2021 - 16:03
ukactive has called for a physical activity plan as new lockdowns threaten the physical and mental well-being of people in the UK.
06/01/2021 - 15:32
England’s largest councils have urged the government to provide urgent clarity on the local elections scheduled for May.
06/01/2021 - 15:17
Grant Shapps has announced that Coventry and Oxford are developing proposals to become the first parts of the UK to run all-electric bus services.
06/01/2021 - 14:04
New polling has shown that 79 per cent of adults in England support the new national lockdown.
06/01/2021 - 09:54
UNISON has said that pre-schools, including nurseries, must be closed except to educate the children of key workers and those who are vulnerable.
05/01/2021 - 09:26
Rishi Sunak has announced that businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000.
04/01/2021 - 11:10
The Prime Minister has reaffirmed his commitment to boost the numbers of public sector workers as part of the government’s drive to build back better in 2021.
04/01/2021 - 10:14
Keir Starmer has urged the Prime Minister to impose a new national lockdown within the next 24 hours to tackle the ‘out of control’ coronavirus.
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The government risks failing to meet its revised-down target for gigabit-capable broadband in the face of challenges to infrastructure roll-out.
22/12/2020 - 09:21
More than half of local authorities believe local childcare providers will permanently close as a result of childcare support being withdrawn.
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