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...
After many years of lobbying by childcare organisations, the Government's proposals to extend tax breaks for employer-supported childcare look set to make significant advances (see News, page 4). Tax...
However rewarding it is to work with children, there are times when all practitioners feel they are struggling, especially when new legislation adds to an already heavy burden of regulation and...
It is time that investment and resources were made available to deliver an effective national NVQ programme, says Michael Thompson, managing director of nursery chain Child Base Ihave been a strong...
This project recognises that: * settings should be constantly resourced and organised in such a way as to offer learning opportunities across all areas of the Foundation Stage curriculum
T-Levels, the right 'F' word and GDP-argh in the latest behind-the-scenes column from Nursery World and NDNA
Dig deep for learning using soil as a resource with Jan White and Gail Ryder Richardson. Ideas to explore Help children to develop high levels of involvement in activities