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Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell takes a look at what happens in two countries when children are championed Our Prime Minister might not be too worried about what the rest of the world thinks of...
The majority of teachers welcome the back-up role that teaching assistants play in the classroom but reject their use as substitute teachers, a survey for the National Union of Teachers (NUT) has...
Make sure you consider both law and ethics when dismissing someone,says Jacqui Mann of HR4 Nurseries
By Alison Hancock, a registered childminder in Caversham, Berkshire Most registered childminders disagree with the Government's recent decision to allow them, with parents' permission, to smack the...
Lisa Newcombe, manager of the recently opened 85-place Hamilton Hill Day Nursery near Leicester, sometimes does three interviews to make sure she is recruiting staff with the right qualities. 'I...
Our resident employment lawyer, Caroline Robins, senior associate solicitor at Eversheds Sutherland, answers your questions
Mary Dickins is an early years consultant (All Together Consultancy/London Met.University)
When it comes to measuring children's readiness for school, some parents can have unrealistically formal expectations, says nursery manager Kathryn Peckham.
Early years organisations across Scotland have welcomed the setting of the qualifications criteria for the registration of early education and childcare workers, announced last week by the Scottish...
It may seem extraordinarily young, but learning about number is likely to be part of the curriculum at your child's nursery or pre-school. This does not mean that your child will be coming home with...