Kids Planet Day Nurseries has acquired a group of three settings, while Asquith has bought two.
Reviews are rife in the early years sector. Here Mary Evans provides an indispensable guide to what's under scrutiny and when change on the ground is expected to kick in.
Whatever new criteria are given to us, assessment remains an essential expression of our values as practitioners and defines how we support children as learners, argues Jan Dubiel of Early...
Meeting the minimum standards is no longer enough for settings to keep customers loyal and stay ahead of the growing competition within the early years sector Child behaviour
A ‘rogue’ Ofsted report which downgraded an Outstanding nursery to ‘inadequate’ has been ruled unlawful and ordered to be deleted by a high court judge.
Supervision discussions are an important and useful contributor to high-quality provision, but there is a lack of clarity in the sector about what they should involve. Dr Kay Mathieson offers...
Children should be physically ready before they are expected to write, having experienced developmentally appropriate PD activities, explains Reception teacher Claire Martin
Teachers in the north-west of England faced almost 1,000 incidents of abuse from pupils over a two-week period in January, a survey by teachers' union the NASUWT has found.
The National Childminding Association has named Susanna Dawson, a childminder from Hexham, Northumberland, as its new chair. Ms Dawson will take up the role at the NCMA's annual general meeting on 13...