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Baroness Blackstone, Minister of State for the Arts, launched 'Quality Training, Quality Play', the new National Strategy for Playwork Education, Training and Qualifications 2002-2005 last month (for...
Schools across the country are up in arms about shortfalls in their budget allocations which, they say, mean that it will be impossible for them to implement the Workload Reduction Agreement, with...
The records and information that early years providers must keep on the children in their care are outlined in the last of our series by Laura Henry.
If you were one of the nearly seven million people who watched the BBC1 documentary 'Nurseries Undercover' last week, you will no doubt be appalled at the bad practice revealed and worried that...
Most of the recommendations and analysis in the National Audit Office's major report into the early years sector will come as no surprise to those who have been following the progress of the National...
With the Foundation Stage now firmly established for children aged three to five, attention is turning to the under-threes, increasing numbers of whom are in daycare settings. The lack of guidance for...
In seeking to ensure children are always busy, have we overlooked the value of simply doing nothing? Dr Natasha Kirkham considers the issue.
An increase in free nursery provision to 20 hours a week was among pledges made by the Scottish National Party if it wins power in the Scottish Parliament election in May. SNP shadow education and...
The children at Honey Bears day nursery in Birmingham have been finding out why they are special. Nursery manager Debra Weedon and pre-school co-ordinator Sally Olivier explain a favourite nursery...
As a playgroup supervisor for a number of years I welcome Ofsted's comments in the news story 'Playgroups impress Ofsted for education' (20/27 December). The Early Learning Goals are not new to most...