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Childcare and early years organisations met Chancellor Gordon Brown's Budget announcement of an increase in the tax and national insurance exemption on employer-supported childcare to 55 with a chorus...
Anthea Thomas (Letters, 10 April) fails to see the true picture of how vulnerable childminders would be if Ofsted's plans to put their personal details on its website go ahead. With the Children's...
In my experience of training and assessing assessors, the main benefit has been to see candidates achieving their goals. Usually this is reward enough. However, assessment also provides professional...
Getting enough sleep - and the right sort of sleep - is a crucial component for development. Natasha Kirkham explains why, and considers what advice practitioners can give to parents
After a recent inspection, I feel there are inconsistencies in the Ofsted evaluation process. We were told by the inspector that she does not give an outstanding grade to anyone, as there is always...
The increase to the national minimum wage could catch some nurseries out once all working time is included, says Jacqui Mann
The establishment of the long-awaited Sector Skills Council (SSC) bringing together those working in early years and childcare as well as children's social care was expected to be announced this week....
Playday, the annual celebration of children's play, taking place on 2 August, has as this year's theme 'Play, naturally', says the Children's Play Council. The CPC will research the loss of play...
Which are the 20 largest nursery groups in the UK? Alison Mercer on who did what in the past six months. The leading nursery chains have gone from strength to strength in the past six months, with...
I agree that new nursery staff should not start work until they have been checked. But I think Ofsted needs to look at the length of time it takes to clear people. Perhaps it could offer a service...