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The news that the education select committee report on the early years has called for all staff to be qualified to at least NVQ3, with leaders at graduate level, within ten years should cheer...
By Brian Cooper, owner of Meir Park Day Nursery in Stoke-on-Trent I am confused by the Government's approach to the subject of pay in early years, particularly in the private sector. The DfES (News,...
Most parents find that there are moments in their children's lives that seem particularly special. One of those must be the point when your child turns around and says 'Look, I can write my name now!'
If the Government wants to play Santa Claus to the UK's working parents, it could start with the incentives to expand employer-supported childcare that chancellor Gordon Brown alluded to in his...
As spring approaches most of us get the urge to brighten up or change our environment. Whether you are contemplating buying new furniture, restocking your toy cupboards or wondering what you can do...
Members of Scotland's largest teaching union, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), have voted to ballot for industrial action if the Scottish Executive does not agree to reduce class sizes...
The Childcare Corporation was omitted from the reprinted Nursery Chains league table (News, 11 November). It should be at position 11 with 1,252 places and 13 settings. All groups listed from 11 to 20...
I agree very much with the findings of the Save the Children report, Britain's poorest children, on the impact that poverty has on children (News, 11 September). I grew up in a low-income family...
This month sees the news we've all been waiting for, and it's good - nannies' earnings continue to rise. Let's hope that this year nobody who isn't a nanny expresses shock at the news, as if home...
The plight of state nursery schools in England is highlighted in this week's issue of Nursery World (see News, page 6, and In My View, page 34). It seems that the Government has realised rather late...