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I am delighted to be writing this as the new president of the National Childminding Association (NCMA). I have worked with the organisation during its 30-year history and have seen first hand how the...
The countdown to the next election is truly under way - and childcare is right at the top of the policy agenda (see News, page 4, and Beatrix Campbell, page 9). Last week saw unprecedented activity...
The current inspection of childcare is unfit for purpose.
High-quality childcare is definitely something to celebrate, and our annual competition, organised with the Daycare Trust for National Childcare Week, does just that. This year, we're running a...
* Having worked for 25 years in various early years establishments, the past ten in management positions, what finally pushed me out was my local authority's insistence on introducing a policy on...
Ofsted's first national analysis of childcare provision since taking over its inspection and regulation in September 2001 seems to show cause for optimism about quality, with improvements being made...
Many childcarers will have watched the BBC's 'Whistleblower' expose with a sigh of resignation that their abilities, dedication and commitment are being questioned again. The programme unfolded with...
I would like children in the UK immigration system to be treated as children. There seems to be a tendency to treat children as short adults and to deny them access to aspects of childhood that the...
The Government has launched a pilot programme in some parts of England that gives parents and carers the right to request information from the police about individuals they are concerned about who...