Schools in Worcestershire are being asked to take part in a one-year pilot scheme to extend the free early years entitlement to 15 hours from September. The local authority is suggesting that schools...
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All newly qualified Level 2 and 3 entrants to the early years workforce must have a paediatric first-aid (PFA) certificate within three months of starting work in order to be included in ratios.
Karen Hart unpicks Standard 2 of the Early Years Teacher criteria and suggests how practitioners might best demonstrate it.
For mother of three Debra Kinsey, the NVQ 2 in Early Years Care and Education proved a flexible way to study. 'At the time of taking the course I was working as an assistant in a pre-school and my...
The new Level 2 early years practitioner qualifications criteria have been welcomed by the sector for 'raising the bar'.
Children need an enthusiastic mediator if they are to develop a love for books. Opal Dunn explains how to help under-threes build a solid foundation for literacy
A survey of parents carried out as part of the evaluation found that 90 per cent of them were aware of the 15-hour free entitlement.
Happy New Year to all Nursery World readers. 2003 no doubt will be another eventful year for the early years sector, as more details are revealed about how the recommendations of the cross-cutting...