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How should a childminder respond if a child confides that he or she is being abused? A new guide published last week by the Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) gives advice on this and a range of...
Just over 27,000 people are employed in pre-school daycare centres in Scotland, caring for nearly 99,000 three-to five-year-olds, according to Scottish Executive statistics published last week. A...
Principle * Planning for the development of independence skills, particularly for children who are highly dependent on adult support, for personal care (p28)
The idea of providing free part-time nursery places for all three-year-olds sounds good, but is it working out in practice? Mary Evans looks at the realities
Settings often struggle with planning for under-threes, to the detriment of provision. Jennie Lindon explains some key aspects of developmentally appropriate planning for young children Effective...
The harmful effects of bias based upon a person's or group's ethnicity, and positive ways to overcome it in early years practice, are explained by Anne O'Connor.
Discounts on their own childcare are a perk that can keep good nursery staff with an employer, says Mary Evans Recruitment and retention of high-calibre childcare staff is reaching such a crisis level...
The Department for Education and Skills is seeking views from early years providers on plans for a new system of compulsory registration to replace the current arrangements for childcare for children...
A staff development project has been improving support for families affected by substance misuse. Ruth Thomson takes a closer look.
I am saddened by the current resurgence of the old phonics panacea - the cure-all for any of the ills of education and society (News, 5 December) Whenever things get complicated or confused we are...