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Wales becomes the first UK nation to remove profit from children's homes, fostering, and secure accommodation
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (304+ words) In less than a month, new providers of children's homes, fostering services and secure accommodation will no longer be able to make a profit in Wales " making it the first nation in the UK to take this landmark step. Currently,…...
City becomes third local authority in Wales to offer free childcare to all two year olds
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (394+ words) Newport has become the third local authority in Wales to offer free childcare to all two-year-olds as Flying Start celebrates 20 years of supporting families and children. From April, all parents and carers of children aged two in Newport will be…...
Councillors back action plan to tackle childcare decline
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (883+ words) Alec Doyle, Local Democracy Reporter Childcare options for working parents in a north Wales county are falling as a result of underfunding and an increased training burden, according the council's Children's Services Team. The latest Childcare Sufficiency Assessment report and…...