Hannah Crown and Katy Morton speak to the chair of the education and childcare route panel, Mary Isherwood, about the progress of apprenticeship standards currently being developed at Levels 2, 5 and...
The Professional Association of Nursery Nurses has expressed concern about the level of qualification offered by what is believed to be Scotland's first dedicated nanny school. ScotCollege in...
What is empathy, how does it develop in the early years, and what can practitioners and parents do to support it? Ruth Thomson explains
In the second part of our series explaining recent financial changes to hit the sector, Hannah Crown and Karen Faux look at the various scenarios possible for the new national living wage
How can nursery groups taking on a new setting build a positive working culture within the workplace? Charlotte Goddard reports
Inspired by the philosophy of Reggio Emilia, settings in the South West linked up with artists and cultural centres to explore new ways of developing creativity. Wendy Scott reports Three years after...
A new Level 2 qualification for school support staff is to be introduced later this summer. The qualification will comprise of two core units covering the care and support of pupils and team-working...
The cost of placing a child under two in a day nursery in England has risen by almost 5 per cent in the past 12 months, according to research by the Daycare Trust. The Trust's 2004 survey of childcare...
Some food for thought in your professional career CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING 2-5 YEARS: Georgia's story by Cath Arnold.