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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...
1.5bn a year is a huge sum of money, and Gordon Brown's doubling of the childcare budget in last week's spending review is probably more than most interested parties had dreamed of (see News, page 4,...
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...
There is a wealth of information available on the internet, in paper format and from national organisations that can help practitioners in their research. Below are just some of the good starting...
Most of us would say that involving children in making decisions about things that affect them is a great idea. But it's easier said than done, and too often early years staff pay only lip service to...
The current climate is not proving too comfortable for the private nursery sector. A recent survey has shown occupancy in nurseries continuing to fall, with dangerously low levels in some parts of the...
Many young adults are confused about birth and living with a newborn baby, according to research published last Monday by the National Childbirth Trust to coincide with the charity's rebranding.
It is not often that this Government gives way to pressure when its proposals prove unpopular, but the early years and childcare sector has had more success than many in pushing for revisions. Most...
Neighbourhood nurseries in local authority children's centres face severe problems too (News, 30 November). Like those from other sectors, we have a deficit which is growing worse as grants decrease....