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Latest News – Au Pair Valencia
We have just opened our own office in Valencia and are now able to recruit Spanish Au Pairs for the UK and send British Au Pairs who want to improve their Spanish to families in Spain. We already have families in Spain looking for summer Au Pairs. There are placements … Continue reading
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Queen’s speech 2012: Draft bill on social care announced
A draft bill on overhauling care and support for elderly and disabled people in England has been announced in the Queen’s Speech. The bill will put “people in control of their care and give them greater choice,” ministers say. The contentious issue of how social care is paid for is … Continue reading
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Mothers and employers slam plans to reduce maternity leave
A survey by Working Families and Netmums has found overwhelming opposition to Government plans to reduce maternity leave to 18 weeks. Ministers have proposed that maternity leave be reduced to 18 weeks and that instead the remaining leave should become ‘flexible parental leave’, available to both parents. Currently, mothers are … Continue reading
Posted in Child Care, Childcare
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Good news for tired mums: Dummies DON’T interfere with breastfeeding
Babies who use pacifiers do not have problems breast feeding, experts have found. The finding by American researchers contradicts previous warnings by the World Health Organisation that giving breast feeding infants pacifiers can discourage nursing. A team from Oregon Health & Science University in fact found that taking dummies away … Continue reading
Cardboard boxes lose out to video games and DVDs in battle for children’s play
Parents are suffering a ‘play confidence crisis’ and are letting gadgets take over, a new report into children’s play has found. The study, commissioned by Ribena Plus, reveals that, as a result of ever busy lives, two out of three parents feel they no longer have enough time to play … Continue reading
Child Care – always a worry!
Residential or daily, full time or part time, permanent or temporary Nannies & Mother’s Helps Finding the right type of child care at the right price is a huge problem for so many families these days. Many parents are going back to work when their children are quite young and … Continue reading
Grandparent carers offer some developmental benefits before nursery
Children cared for by grandparents have better vocabulary but are less ready for school than those who are placed in formal childcare, according to a new study. Researchers from Bryson Purdon Social Research, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) carried out a literature review … Continue reading
Nursery Management: Training – Will changes raise skills?
The Government’s demand for all childcare staff to be qualified to Level 3 has raised concerns over the possible loss of experienced and skilled staff, writes Mary Evans. Experienced and skilled early years practitioners could be lost to the sector because of the Government’s campaign for childcare staff to be … Continue reading
Posted in Child Care, Childcare
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Charities warn of Universal Credit ‘blind spot’ that will push working mothers into poverty
Save the Children has launched a new campaign to support working mothers, in response to research it carried out that shows that the new welfare system will prevent thousands of women going to work and push a quarter of a million children deeper into poverty. The charity’s research shows that … Continue reading
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Childcare fees struggling to match costs
Nurseries and childminders have been sharing their experiences following last week’s publication of the Daycare Trust’s annual childcare costs survey, which revealed the growing gap between parents’ wages and childcare fees. The drop in the amount that parents can claim for childcare costs through Working Tax Credit from 80 per … Continue reading