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After reading Carol Webb's letter ('Count the levels', 28 June) I feel she speaks for many early years professionals.
Eight in ten nurseries are against Government proposals to allow highly qualified staff in nurseries to look after more children, a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association suggests.
This month’s issue has an international flavour, with an exclusive report on a visit to settings in Ukraine, and a comparison of the Swedish childcare model with the UK’s in light of the Governments...
Parents are being urged to cut sugar out of children’s diets, following a major Government review.
Paying the day-to-day bills can be enough of a struggle for many families without thinking about saving for their children's future, which is why ministers have introduced the Child Trust Fund scheme....
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell considers the implications of a review with no discernible outcome What will early years workers make of the outcome of the Attorney General's review of almost...
By Tracey Stewart, a nursery manager working in Leicester I have chosen not to have my baby daughter immunised. I have not made this decision lightly. First, I thoroughly researched the immunisation...
The ban on pre-employment health questionnaires came into effect in October 2010 with the introduction of the Equality Act. Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4 Nurseries (www.hr4nurseries.co.uk),...
Play can be an useful tool in fostering social and emotional development in children. In an extract from her new book, Penny Tassoni looks at what practitioners need to think about
Reading the eight-page pull-out ('All about Foundation Stage units', 3 October), it would seem that Maria Montessori's vision of a truly child-oriented environment is now closer to being realised on a...