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Learning to read and write their own name is an important skill for children. Rachel Goodchild describes how to make this process fun using a range of creative activities Children are born with an...
Sale-and-leaseback schemes offer a chance for both new and established providers to release capital. Courteney Donaldson, director and head of childcare at Christie & Co, sets out the detail.
In an austerity landscape, extensive free training is being replaced by more innovative councils with everything from partially subsidised to full profit-making models. Annette Rawstrone reports
Over the thresholdTreating a student like any respected new worker in the nursery is the key to a productive placement all round, as Mary Evans explains
* Bright Stars Pre-School in Plymouth had been on the site of the town's Prince Rock Primary School for about 15 years when by chance the supervisor Gina Reed heard in 2002 that the then headteacher...
Despite the government’s recent promise of an extra £66m, the funding crisis rumbles on. The sector’s collective coffers have a black hole of ten times that - £662 million - at last count. As we all...
What is good practice when it comes to managing staff? The Village Nursery Group, based around Manchester, has some tips. By Hannah Crown
Gabriella Jozwiak gathers advice from the managers of three early years settings in response to a question about how to deal with feeling ‘isolated’ as a leader
The Government's demand for all childcare staff to be qualified to Level 3 has raised concerns over the possible loss of experienced and skilled staff, writes Mary Evans.
Chirpy commuters, a great co-interviewer, all appointments duly done. Something was in the stars for Derek Hayes last Thursday.