There are now a whole host of opportunities open to those who want to become childminders, and our eight-page special pull-out this week explores the development of this form of childcare as a career....
The frustration of English nursery owners over long delays in criminal records checks for new employees is evident. The situation in England looks to be not half so bad as that in Scotland, however...
'Parenting support networks, which might include health visitors (and) better pre-school facilities, have a proven record of success in preventing future criminality. The trouble is that these require...
Next month, the Government begins a double advertising and marketing drive about early years education and childcare. On the one hand, it is renewing its efforts to persuade more people, particularly...
It's good news that Ofsted's annual report into childcare and early education has found standards improving as the number of places grows (see News, page 4). There is no room for complacency, however....
The Government has been very keen to stress how important it is to listen to parents' views about smacking, and the results of various polls of the public are used to justify maintaining physical...
The issue of the shortage of men in childcare and early years education has definitely moved up the agenda this year, with the Government's new advertising campaign looking to attract more male...
It seems that getting the language of early years education and childcare right is a struggle for Government speech writers. Take education secretary Ruth Kelly's words to the IPPR last week (see...
The amount of state intervention in the lives of individuals is a particularly pointed issue in childcare and parenting, with government interference in all areas constantly referred to as 'the nanny...