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Ofsted inspectors seem to have lost their way on early years settings, says Robin Balbernie.
During National Adoption Week, we launched NCH Black Families, an innovative adoption service set up to find safe and loving homes for children from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities across...
Children need a more realistic view of our relationship with animals, says Helen Penn.
The point of unannounced Ofsted inspection is to see the 'normal everyday' standards, high or low, or a mixture of both, in the provision, without a show put on. These new-style inspections are a must...
A foothold on the ladder in the very earliest months of a child's life is why the original concept of the local Sure Start programme was so important.
Everyone agrees that children deserve the best possible start in life, and that our nursery provision should reflect the critical importance of the early years in shaping young lives. Yet it's a sad...
We have always needed a voice of caution when faced with changes to our education and care systems.
Every playworker hates to hear this dreaded phrase. Alex Marker looks at some of the reasons behind its utterance, and some stratagems to get around it one of the pleasures of teaching at a youth...
New Government figures reveal 8,800 childcare providers left the sector between 2016 and 2018.
Judith Cowley is the nursery teacher at Cockfield Primary School, County Durham. She spoke to Jean Evans Playing with dough has always been a favourite activity with our children, so we decided to...