Observation is central to assessment for the new Progress Check at Two and the revised EYFS Profile, says Jan Dubiel, national development co-ordinator for Early Excellence.
The latest Ofsted results for children's centres suggest that performance is poor in comparison to other types of childcare provision. Gabriella Jozwiak investigates the facts behind the figures.
Practitioners can gently prompt children into identifying problems and trying solutions, as Sheila Ebbutt and Carole Skinner show
Nursery proprietors have to master the art of juggling income against expenditure. Mary Evans looks at how to set salaries and offer staff rewards without raising fees Balancing the budget to set...
A £2m expansion scheme is underway after a husband and wife-run nursery group purchased two former pubs.
It's 'steady as she goes' for the biggest chains - with the exception of Treetops, a group in a rush to expand. But they had better watch some of the ambitious groups down-table, says Catherine Gaunt.
There was significant growth in the children's nurseries market last year, according to the 2014 report from market analysts LaingBuisson.
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Ceeda’s second early years sector survey shows that less than half of 30-hours places are offered free of charge, while a third of training budgets are being slashed. Here are the key figures