How user-friendly is your setting for disabled parents? Jackie Cosh offers ways to ensure that good access to services is provided The recently published Joseph Rowntree Foundation report Supporting...
The quality of early education and childcare in nurseries has risen over the past 15 years, and staff qualification levels appear to have improved, according to the latest findings of the...
While Government figures on the number of two-year-olds that have taken up the free early education places could be viewed as encouraging, the sector has cautioned that any future success is dependent...
The Early Years and Primary Teaching event provides expert advice and inspirational leadership from education and childcare professionals, says Melanie Defries The 2006 Early Years & Primary Teaching...
Having seen in the implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage under one director, early years figures express their views on the role of the next one to Annette Rawstrone.
A fast-track Level 3 qualification is being launched in September to enable 25,000 experienced childcare practitioners to meet the national daycare standards, as well as assisting the Government in...
It's peak TV watching season, but how much is too much for children? Simon Vevers weighs up the arguments A useful electronic babysitter? An essential educational tool in the modern age, which no...
Spot the occupational hazards in your job - and steer clear of them, with this checklist by Jan Hurst Every job has its hazards, both physical and psychological, and nannying is no exception. Tune in...
Contrary to press reports, National Childminding Association chief executive Liz Bayram argues that given proper support, childminders will be happy to embrace the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Supporting children to master the skills of dressing, feeding and toileting enhances their self-esteem. Nicole Weinstein looks at resources to support self-care