There has been a sharp increase in the number of apprentices signing up for Level 3 Early Years Educator (EYE) since the GCSE rule change, a Nursery World analysis shows.
The Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative always seemed to have several flaws, not least in how the nurseries created would ever be sustainable. It started off at a gallop, achieving its target of 45,000...
Ofsted's latest report on the early years and childcare sector paints a broadly positive picture of day-to-day operations in the sector (see News, page 6), brimming as it is with examples of good...
The awards body CACHE has confirmed that its Level 3 Extended Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce will be available for registration from 1 September, but it is still in negotiation...
Last Wednesday evening was a time of celebration. Nursery World's summer party, marking our 80th year, was a happy, extremely sociable occasion held in a beautiful roof garden with magnificent views...
The countdown to the next election is truly under way - and childcare is right at the top of the policy agenda (see News, page 4, and Beatrix Campbell, page 9). Last week saw unprecedented activity...
* We have five copies of Images of Violence - Responding to Children's Representations of the Violence They See by Sian Adams and Janet Moyles (Featherstone Education, 14.49) to give away to Nursery...
Representatives from colleges around the country reacted with shock to the news that they will have to offer the new Level 3 qualification by September 2010.
The drive to improve the level of qualifications in the early years and childcare sector is welcome indeed, and the need to have level 3 staff in supervisory positions under the national care...