Mixed Bag

A short sharp summary of some new documents:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/Working%20TogetherFINAL2.pdf" target="_blank"><i>Working Together to Safeguard Children: A Guide to Inter-Agency Working to Safeguard and Promote the Welfare of Children</i></a> is new guidance from the DfE covering the legislative requirements and expectations on individual services to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. A summary of its content can be found in <a href="http://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/1076705/revised-working-together-guidance-introduces-checks-local-safeguarding-boards" target="_blank">this article</a>.</li></ul><ul><li> <a href="http://www.wavetrust.org/key-publications/reports/conception-to-age-2" target="_blank"><i>Conception to Age 2: the Age of Opportunity</i></a> is a report examining the importance of mothers bonding with their babies at an early age; again, you can read a summary of its content in <a href="http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/news/rss/1175541/Study-highlights-importance-bonding-baby/" target="_blank">this article</a>.</li></ul><ul><li>The Office of the Children's Commissioner has just published <a href="http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/content/publications/content_654" target="_blank"><i>"They go the Extra Mile": Reducing Inequality in School Exclusions</i></a>. </li></ul>

Mixed Bag

A short sharp summary of some new documents: Working Together to Safeguard Children: A Guide to Inter-Agency Working to Safeguard and Promot...

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Latest Childcare Developments

Posts tagged 'childcare' have begun to dominate this blog lately, but then the issues of how childcare should be delivered, how it should be funded etc have been in the headlines a lot! There have been a couple of new developments today, so here's the latest on what's going on...<br /><br />The government has announced plans to allow parents to <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21833929" target="_blank">claim back up to 20% of childcare costs</a> - but not until 2015. To help you get your head around how this might work in practice, the Guardian has published a couple of very useful short articles entitled <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2013/mar/19/childcare-support-what-does-mean" target="_blank"><i>Childcare Support: What Does It Mean for You?</i></a> and <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/reality-check/2013/mar/19/childcare-deal-winners-losers" target="_blank"><i>Childcare Deal: Who are the Winners and Losers?</i></a><br /><br />Also in the news, Professor Cathy Nutbrown, author of last year's Nutbrown Review (see <a href="http://bcftcschildhoodeducation.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/nutbrown-review-final-report.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> for details) has been <a href="http://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/1076667/nutbrown-scorns-government-childcare-changes" target="_blank">strongly critical of the government's plans</a> to reform early years provision, arguing that many of her recommendations have effectively been rejected. You can read her response - <i>Shaking the Foundations of Quality?</i> - in full by <a href="http://togetherforquality.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/shaking-the-foundations-of-quality-nutbrown-18th-march-2013.pdf" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.

Latest Childcare Developments

Posts tagged 'childcare' have begun to dominate this blog lately, but then the issues of how childcare should be delivered, how it s...

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