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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 Government has finally begun to look at bringing independent schools under the national daycare standards and the Children's Act, where they are providing care for very young children (see News,...
Call me pedantic, but it does upset me when I see incorrect small-world play scenes, as in the recent eight-page 'All About' pull-out (Nursery World, 4 May). A photograph shows children playing with...
The Scottish Executive has put up for consultation its ambitious plans for Scotland's early years workforce, with new management qualifications, higher numbers of graduate-level staff and a single...
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...
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...
Leapfrog, the UK's second largest nursery chain, is living up to its name in terms of the way its growth has bounded along since it launched in 1998. In less than four years it has set up 34...
Private and voluntary sector providers are often quoted as calling for a 'level playing field' with state-funded childcare. This week there's good news and bad news - some bits of the field appear to...
Our children, staff and parents worked hard to raise more than 500 for the Children's Hospice Southwest. We gained consent from parents for children to be photographed while presenting the cheque to a...
This year's Foundation Stage Profile results make depressing but predictable reading (see News, page 4). Once again the lowest scores were in communication, language and literacy (CL&L), with boys...