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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...
After years of campaigning by school support staff and their unions, education secretary Alan Johnson has essentially put the stamp of approval on the creation of a national pay structure (see News,...
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...
Details of the new birth-to-five framework that emerged in the Childcare Bill last week caused an outcry about 'baby curriculum madness'. The Daily Mail's front-page headline said, 'Toddlers taught to...
Eight in ten Sure Start children's centres in the most deprived areas of the country are outstanding or good, the latest statistics for Ofsted inspections show.
Need a place for toddler play sessions or a breastfeeding support group to meet? Call the fire brigade, as one council serving rural areas has. Simon Vevers reports Close ties with the voluntary...
New legislation on special needs education is being widely welcomed, but there are worries about what it could mean for special schools and for teachers, says Radhika Holmstrom On paper, says Helen's...
It's great to communicate... Miranda Walker shows you how to edit a club magazine and produce your own news programme in the first of a two-part feature on exploring the media. Making a magazine is a...