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Smaller settings wishing to employ apprentices will have to pay just 10 per cent of the costs of training them, the Government has announced today.
Ofsted scores need to better reflect child outcomes and should be brought in line with the 'internationally respected' ECERS and ITERS scales, according to a think tank report on bridging the gap...
The new national occupational standards for classroom assistants (see News, page 4) are welcome for several reasons. The standards, and the forthcoming NVQs/SVQs that will follow, will be a big step...
The UK Government stubbornly insists on league tables as a means of driving up educational attainment, standards of health care and so on, despite widespread opposition. It may not be so keen,...
There is bound to be consternation among day nurseries in England as it becomes apparent that Ofsted is now taking a different line on staff working with children before background checks are...
It is hugely disappointing that there are moves within the Scottish Parliament to reject plans to ban the smacking of children under three, bowing to pressure from parents apparently worried that more...
We are delighted to report this week (News, page 4) that Nursery World's 'Stop the Drop' campaign over the lowering of staff qualifications in the national daycare standards has achieved a partial...
The nursery group Creative Education, which trades under the brand name Primary Steps, is set to clinch a deal to buy Academy Childcare, one of the largest nursery chains in the UK. As Nursery World...
1. Revised Early Years Foundation Stage: New framework is out
The recent move by a primary school in south London to open a baby unit, funded and run by the school itself, raises quite a few issues, especially with current concerns about how local authorities...