Nursery owners must not let quantity take priority over quality in an expanding childcare market, says Michael Thompson, managing director of nursery chain Child Base It came as no surprise to read...
Unison will lobby the Houses of Parliament today (5 June) in support of a pay claim for teaching assistants across England and Wales. The union, which is calling for teaching assistants to be...
Nurseries that offer more flexible childcare options are winning the loyalty of parents and staying ahead of the competition, says Judith Barratt. On page 13 we examine how to boost occupancy Too few...
Like it or not, nurseries are going to have to find ways to work with the changes to staffing ratios and their links to qualification levels. Mary Evans hears what some managers think about it.
By Brian Cooper, owner of Meir Park Day Nursery in Stoke-on-Trent I am confused by the Government's approach to the subject of pay in early years, particularly in the private sector. The DfES (News,...
As early years practitioners return to their work with renewed vigour and enthusiasm after the break, Nursery World has some great new features for 2001. Our new eight-page pull-out series starts this...
There are always different ways of looking at things, and Government reports tend to be more open to interpretation than most. Take the new research into childcare and early years providers that has...
With the national daycare standards about to come into force from September, the Government might have been hoping that the furore over qualifications and training for early years workers had died...
Margaret Hodge's appointment as minister for children continued to attract a barrage of criticism last week from the press and opposition MPs (see News, page 4). One unfortunate consequence of the...