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June O’Sullivan MBE and CEO of the London Early Years Foundation lifts the lid on all the sector’s hot topics in her enlightening NEW book – The A-Z of Early Years. Find out what she has to say: I wanted to write a book that would be enjoyed by the range of people who are…

As we get set to tick off another year, the past 12 months sum up a time that many of us won’t ever forget. Our Early Years (EY) sector has had to overcome an array of challenges following the outbreak of Covid-19. And while it has been a truly turbulent time, we’ve been incredibly impressed…

With over 3,400 nurseries in our portfolio, we’ve decided to shine the spotlight on a different one each month, to get to know them a little better! So, as part of our new, regular Q&A series, it’s over to Liam Bardwell, area manager of Wizard Nursery Group Ltd, to tell us more about his workplace,…

Order the perfect Personalised Christmas Gifts – straight from the ParentZone app! Did you know that we have partnered with Photobox to give all of our ParentZone users discount on all Photobox products? Photobox have some amazing offers on at the moment with up to 50% off Books, Calendars & Canvas! With Christmas just around…

Here at Connect Childcare, each and every one of us is passionate about the Early Years (EY) sector and about developing management software that improves the lives of children, globally. In order to shine the spotlight on our wonderful team, we’ve created an employee Q&A series – enabling our readers to better get to know…

We wanted to switch it up a little this December to help you step away from the doom and gloom of 2020. We’re here to help you get excited for Christmas and plan your business for the new year ahead. In this booklet, we’ve created 12 digestible and fun ‘challenges’ for you to get stuck…

Here at Connect Childcare, each and every one of us is passionate about the Early Years (EY) sector and about developing management software that improves the lives of children, globally. In order to shine the spotlight on our wonderful team, we’ve created an employee Q&A series – enabling our readers to better get to know…

New support for working parents HMRC and DfE have recently announced that working parents who receive support through a Government COVID-19 related support scheme (such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme or Self-Employment Income Support Scheme) will still be eligible for childcare support through Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) and 30 hours free Childcare, even if they or their partner’s…