Search Results for “Local government” tagged nurseries

New government strategy for England ‘is flawed as it says nothing about the pay and conditions of early years staff’

UNISON Blackpool is fighting back against plans to close the last two council-run nurseries in the town

She said: “I was given those opportunities through the local authority and through the state maintained nursery that I attended, and I think that every single […]

Workers and parents, together with their trade union UNISON and Salford mayor Paul Dennett, are asking the government to take two steps to guarantee the future […]

New report paints a stark picture of the fear and anxiety

The problem is, nurseries that are maintained by local councils tend to cost more to run than private nurseries. There are good reasons for this – they […]

The government announced plans earlier this autumn to change the way it funds “early years” or preschool […]

UNISON joins fellow unions, charities and others involved in early years education to sign open letter

Salford campaigners to the fore in launching national funding for nurseries campaign at Parliament on 25 April

Without alternative, affordable childcare provision, health workers in South London could be forced out of the NHS, says UNISON