Single parents and second earners in couples on low-incomes will be worse off under changes to childcare support for working parents to be brought in from 2013.
If you'd like to find out how other nursery managers might deal with a problem that you are facing, then write giving details to 'A Problem Shared' at the address on page three Q We are having to deal...
A report has found that there is a glaring gulf between the principles of the Foundation Stage and classroom practice. Mary Evans looks at why it's so hard to get the reception year right Reception...
The debate over the pros and cons of the Early Years Foundation Stage continues to rage in these pages and elsewhere - see our Letters (page 17) and In My View (this page), for a start.
If you would like a taster of early years, childcare or playwork before launching into a career, it might be worth checking out Making Choices, available through local Early Years Development and...
It is important to provide a range of resources that children can access and use independently in the Reception classroom, writes Linda Pound
For my ADCE qualification I am researching practitioners' regard for combined outdoor play and learning environments. I have prepared a questionnaire that takes about ten minutes to complete. I would...
The relentlessly determined effort to keep the children's centre roll-out on track has seen the programme expand to the point where it is now reaching one million children and their families. Some 500...
Inspectors will soon be able to put a finer point on their judgements of early years settings, reports Karen Faux.