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More reassuring noises came from the Government in the past week about its continuing commitment to expanding childcare, as trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt took to the stage at the...
Perhaps we should all stop waving our qualifications about on the pages of Nursery World and wake up and smell the coffee. And a very bitter brew it is. Despite the powerful 'Stop the Drop' campaign,...
The Government's 'cross-cutting' review of childcare policy which has finally been published makes for fascinating reading (see News, page 4), not least for the acknowledgement that 'important...
I am a nursery owner and I totally agree with the National Day Nurseries Association that the method by which the childcare tax credit element of Working Families Tax Credit is being administered is...
The news that neither early years nor playwork have succeeded in their bids to be one of the trailblazer Sector Skills Councils (see page 4) is not a terribly encouraging start to the new year, when...
In response to 'Vouchers bring growth hopes for companies' (News, 22 September), I would like to draw Nursery World readers' attention to the problems we face with the sheer scale of this scheme....
It is not often that this Government gives way to pressure when its proposals prove unpopular, but the early years and childcare sector has had more success than many in pushing for revisions. Most...
Neighbourhood nurseries in local authority children's centres face severe problems too (News, 30 November). Like those from other sectors, we have a deficit which is growing worse as grants decrease....
I think that both the National Union of Teachers and the GMB union are working towards the same goal, but from different angles -they want the best for both children and staff (News, 30 January). But...
I am saddened by the current resurgence of the old phonics panacea - the cure-all for any of the ills of education and society (News, 5 December) Whenever things get complicated or confused we are...