Me & My Money: Regina Bushell, chief executive of Groveland Childcare Plus, a midlands childcare and early learning service
Post-Covid flexible work patterns are clashing with rigid creche hours and set fees
As walk-in test centre opens locals worry about being ‘left behind’ in any relaxation of restrictions
Perspex screens, pods and regular handwashing to be the norm in childcare settings
Parents are being asked to drop children off at entrances instead entering premises
Hundreds of creches must submit ‘essential’ documents if they are to reopen in new year
Many smaller facilities warn they may not meet mid-December deadline for documentation
Some services have warned of aftercare price hikes of up to 40% in new school year
Since the introduction of the Early Childhood Care and Education scheme, children are generally better prepared for the transition from pre-school to primary
Crèches struggling to fill vacancies to meet childcare needs of babies under two
Minister says firms must administer affordable childcare scheme until September 2019
Group says interim measure needed to prevent services being ‘forced out’ of sector due to excessive regulation
Opinion: People working in the sector are actually subsidising early childhood education and care
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