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New legislation on special needs education is being widely welcomed, but there are worries about what it could mean for special schools and for teachers, says Radhika Holmstrom On paper, says Helen's...
Half of the local authorities in Scotland claim they cannot afford to offer free school meals to all children aged four to seven from August 2010 in line with the Scottish Government's 50m a year...
A campaign to encourage more men to work in early education and childcare has been launched by Surrey County Council.
How can settings protect themselves from incurring unpaid fees? Is there any way to avoid taking bad debtors to the small claims court? Karen Faux reports
The Government's aim of having every early years practitioner qualified to at least Level 3 by 2015 is looking far from achievable, given the funding crisis for childcare work-based courses and...
Christmas is undoubtedly on its way, and to get you in the mood we're offering a sleighful of goodies in our great reader giveaway on page 18. Enter our prize draw for your chance to win books, DVDs,...
As the big nursery groups continue to expand, there could be a danger that some areas of the country will see provision shrink
I would like children in the UK immigration system to be treated as children. There seems to be a tendency to treat children as short adults and to deny them access to aspects of childhood that the...
More than 59,000 codes issued to parents for the 30 hours have still not been validated by providers or local authorities.
It's good news for the sector that early years work is one of the three priority areas for the Department for Education under the new coalition Government.