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The childcare sector has good news and bad news to ponder lately, as viewed by Alan Bentley.
A children's centre in London has been working with its families,the local community and other providers to address language delays linked to social disadvantage. Julian Grenier shares strategies.
A debate in the House of Lords last week flagged up the shortage of speech and language therapists in children's services (see News, page 6). It is not that there are too few people - according to...
It was wonderful to see so many people from across the early years education and childcare sector at Nursery World's conference last week - private and voluntary settings, schools, Sure Start and...
Following lobbying by local providers, Harrogate Borough Council has introduced a 50 per cent reduction in business rates for nurseries.
Three Greater Manchester children's centres have been judged 'inadequate' by Ofsted less than six months after they became a 'cluster'.
Our regular round-up of how Sure Start is faring in different local authorities.
The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Bill, which created the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care which is to take over responsibility for all daycare services from local authorities, received...
Catharine Ayres has won the Hampshire Nanny of the Year 2001 award run by Winchester-based agency Family Match. At a special lunch in December she was presented with a trophy and 500 by Debbie Thrower...
In the latest of our National Strategies features on the EYFS, Jacqui Hardy, Paula Healey, Gill Hunter and Judith Stevens reflect on where movement, mark-making and maths fit into the themes.