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Update: the three childminders who offer year around child care are: Jacqueline Kay and Louise Jones both in Starcross and Shari-Lynn Lamkin in Dawlish (Warren). The other child minders offer term time only.

Appeal dismissed.

Please let others know about this. How do you pay for childcare? Let us know your experiences. Whether you use childcare vouchers, Tax-Free Childcare, tax credits or get help from family, tell us how it works for you and any issues you've faced in our childcare survey .

As it seems there is a shortage of childminders in our area I thought I would put this link on for anyone interested in finding out how to become one. Please point it in the direction of anyone who might be interested. Thanks https://www.devon.gov.uk/eycs/ey-careers/becoming-a-childcare-provider/becoming-a-childminder/#:~:text=How%20do%20I%20become%20a,to%20be%20at%20least%2018 .

As that worked - I'll try again. By complete chance I came across an MOD press release issued only two days ago concerning childcare costs and military personnel. If you know of any military families with school age children perhaps you could let them know about it. Military families to benefit from £3,000 of childcare support Serving personnel across the UK will be entitled to free ...

31 Jul 2022

Just trying to post about this.

Vacancy details Post Title: Finance & Administration Officer Reporting to: Town Clerk Responsible for: None Hours: 30 (Monday to Friday) Salary: SCPs 14-19 – £23,484 to £25,927 fte (pro rata) Place of work: The Manor House, Dawlish Main Purposes of Role To be the Council’s bookkeeper, ensuring that Council finances are kept on a professional basis, compliant with appropriate ...

If you click on this link https://services.pinpointdevon.co.uk/kb5/devon/services/results.page?coverage=9&communitychannel=11_5 and scroll down you should get a list of OFSTED registered childminders in Dawlish and Starcross.  They total 7 in all (am told that one of them based in Starcross - but I don't know which one - no longer offers a child minding service). So we are looking at a grand ...

See lead story in latest edition of the Dawlish Gazette.

Devon CEO pay rise
28 Jul 2022

@1263 -here is the list of Devon County Cllrs who voted against the pay rise. (In accordance with Standing Order 32(4) Councillor’s Asvachin, Bailey, Bradford, Connett, Cox, Dewhirst, Gent, Hodgson, Leaver, Letch, Roome and Wrigley asked that their vote against Minute 34 of the Appointments, Remuneration and Chief Office Conduct Committee (21 July 2022) relating to the proposed salary of the ...

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