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Further to the news story 'Nurseries may quit education grant' (5 February), the issue of funding made me leave the early years sector after 15 years of working in various playgroups to work as an NVQ...
Our new regular columnist argues that the removal of some policies and introduction of others has led to fragmentation in the Government's early years strategy.
A study by nursery group Bright Horizons Family Solutions highlights the importance of employer-supported childcare for working families.
A nursery has opened at Our Lady of the Angels RC Infant School in Nuneaton, Birmingham, for up to 80 three-and four-year-olds. It has been financed by the diocese, the local authority, Sure Start and...
It's been a year of upheaval for the biggest players, with plenty of activity elsewhere and some new entrants in this year’s table of the 25 largest nursery chains in the UK. Catherine Gaunt examines...
As soon as any kind of assessment is formalised into a league table, it will be seized upon and interpreted in a misguided manner. Just look at what has happened with SATs. So it is with the 2005...
The early years sector responded with anxiety to the news that Ofsted was to take over care inspections from local authorities. The idea conjured up images of an invasion of bureaucrats bullying...
Happy New Year - we hope you all had a good break and have returned refreshed to what promises to be another exciting and challenging 12 months, with much to play for as the Ten-Year Strategy rolls...
Private and voluntary sector providers are often quoted as calling for a 'level playing field' with state-funded childcare. This week there's good news and bad news - some bits of the field appear to...
In part 3 of this series, Gemma Goldenberg discovers what evidence-based practice looks like at a research school