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The Nutbrown interim report, the Level 3 Diploma and what it all means for the sector.
The recent exchange trip made by Scottish early years practitioners to the headquarters of Westminster Children's Society (News, 22 May) was funded by Glasgow City Council, we have been asked to point...
With tough trading conditions, Government competition hitting occupancy rates and a run of negative national news stories, the private nursery sector is in need of some cheer! So it's great to be able...
When it comes to evaluating the effects of pre-school education on children, there is no substitute for large-scale, long-term research. The results of two such studies have just been released - the...
The early years sector has consistently called for direct subsidies to help private and voluntary settings pay higher wages for more highly-qualified staff. Now it seems that this may indeed be...
Make plans over time for one of the most important areas of a setting's provision with this advice from <B>Jane Drake</B>
The Government's 'cross-cutting' review of childcare policy which has finally been published makes for fascinating reading (see News, page 4), not least for the acknowledgement that 'important...
In the face of much concern about some aspects of the draft Early Years Foundation Stage, welcome news came this week that the Department for Education and Skills is proposing to put back the...
More reassuring noises came from the Government in the past week about its continuing commitment to expanding childcare, as trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt took to the stage at the...
The Budget further signals the Government's priority is working parents rather than a universal commitment to quality childcare