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.
11/07/2016 - 09:56
Decaying seaside towns could get a tourism boost after a camping for the creation of a seaside tsar.
08/07/2016 - 10:34
Bolton council has announced proposals to close 13 children’s centres in a bid to save £1.5 million.
08/07/2016 - 10:16
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has criticised Bradford, Birmingham and Luton councils for doing little to trace pupils which go missing from mainstream schools.
08/07/2016 - 10:04
Portsmouth City Council has expanded its UK property portfolio with the purchase of £12.4 million parcel distribution warehouse, near Birmingham, as part of a drive to generate more income.
08/07/2016 - 09:31
A report by Citizens Advice has accused councils in England of being too quick to resort to sending in bailiffs to recover council tax debts.
07/07/2016 - 11:04
Data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shown that around a third of councils in England have spent additional money topping up government housing benefits, in order to make up for new welfare changes.
07/07/2016 - 09:56
Communities secretary Greg Clark has confirmed he is ‘impressed’ with a devolution bid for Leicester and Leicestershire which lacks proposals for a directly elected mayor.
07/07/2016 - 09:42
The Local Government Association (LGA) has released a report stressing the importance of councils working together with health professionals to promote good mental health in children.
07/07/2016 - 09:29
Education select committee MPs have rejected the government’s plant to appoint Amanda Spielman as the next head of Ofsted, claiming they were concerned about her suitability for the job.
06/07/2016 - 11:00
The annual IT Margins Benchmarking study has highlighted that local authorities are being charged up to 11 times too much for IT purchases, as a result of excessive margins by suppliers.
06/07/2016 - 10:53
New figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) have revealed that councils’ spending in England will fall by one per cent in 2016-17.
06/07/2016 - 10:39
Northumberland County Council has backed controversial plans to open a surface mine close to nature reserve.
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