Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey 2008 found higher proportions of workers in children's centre daycare were qualified to Level 3. www.cypnow.co.uk/doc
Children's minister Dawn Primarolo has written to children's centre leaders to remind them to display signs featuring new branding as part of a national publicity drive.
Together for Children has launched a resource to help councils and partners look at ways to bring together the provision of children's centres and extended schools. Sure Start Children Centres and Extended Services Through Schools: Alignment in Practice can be downloaded from www.childrens-centres.org.
The role of schools in helping to eliminate child poverty will be one of the topics up for discussion at a 4Children conference on 1 December in London. Speakers at Child Poverty - 10 Years On include Caroline Kelham, head of the government's Child Poverty Unit. www.4children.org.uk/events
The government is consulting on a draft code of practice for local authorities and providers offering free childcare to three- and four-year-olds. The consultation runs until 8 January 2010. www.dcsf.gov.uk/consultations
Capita is hosting its ninth national children's centre conference on 28 January in London. It will explore the challenges facing leaders post-2010. www.capitaconferences.co.uk
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