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Unease is growing over some of the proposals in the Childcare Bill, with early years and childcare professionals raising their voices at several recent events (see News, page 4). There has been such a...
Replacing Baseline assessment with a 'school-readiness' check would not be a simple matter, warns Karen Wickett
The Government is considering whether the childcare element of tax credits should be paid directly to nurseries and childminders rather than to parents, under proposals to improve the delivery and the...
National Sure Start month has seen plenty to celebrate. However, the concerns of the early years sector have also been evident, with extended schools the top cause of worry. Last week's Nursery World...
The charity Action Research has changed its name after more than 50 years to Action Medical Research. Last week it said its goal remained the same - to improve health and quality of life through...
By Sue Allingham, Foundation Stage and infant co-ordinator at a primary school in Richmond upon Thames While it is good news that the Government is proposing a national programme for Foundation Stage...
With continuing calls for action to attract more men to work childcare, it is interesting to see the growth in husband-and-wife childminding teams that is quietly taking place (see 'Two's company',...
There are always different ways of looking at things, and Government reports tend to be more open to interpretation than most. Take the new research into childcare and early years providers that has...
With the national daycare standards about to come into force from September, the Government might have been hoping that the furore over qualifications and training for early years workers had died...
Margaret Hodge's appointment as minister for children continued to attract a barrage of criticism last week from the press and opposition MPs (see News, page 4). One unfortunate consequence of the...