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We have five copies of The Big Alfie Out of Doors Storybook by Shirley Hughes (Red Fox, 6.99) to give away. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard or envelope, marked 'Alfie', to the...
Ofsted's first national analysis of childcare provision since taking over its inspection and regulation in September 2001 seems to show cause for optimism about quality, with improvements being made...
Eight council-run day nurseries in Milton Keynes could be closed or handed over to private and voluntary providers in a bid to cut costs.
Personal, social and emotional development * Equipment that encourages collaborative play, such as wheeled toys that several children can ride, large construction materials, and large sheets of paper...
In response to 'When an inspector calls' (Letters, 4 August), while I empathise with the situation of private nurseries, I can assure the writer that inspections in schools are no easier. I was a...
Early years providers in England have been praised for their high standards by Ofsted chief inspector David Bell. Speaking in London last week at the publication of Ofsted's report for the year...
The language of Government Bills and Acts is not what most of us would call 'plain English'!
Giving parents the hours of childcare they want doesn't always mesh with what an early years setting is able to offer. Melanie Defries hears how nursery practitioners handle it.
In Northumberland, one setting has created an environment for children with special educational needs and disabilities. By Charlotte Goddard