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Eight local authority areas will pilot the 30-hour free childcare offer for working parents of three- and four-year-olds from September.
Early years settings can do much to counteract the negative images and words attached to age groups in our society, but practitioners must question themselves first, says Anne O'Connor.
Christmas is undoubtedly on its way, and to get you in the mood we're offering a sleighful of goodies in our great reader giveaway on page 18. Enter our prize draw for your chance to win books, DVDs,...
The issue of the shortage of men in childcare and early years education has definitely moved up the agenda this year, with the Government's new advertising campaign looking to attract more male...
The number of qualified workers in pre-school education and childcare is likely to rise with an extra 9m funding from the Scottish Executive. The money will help the sector move towards meeting the...
The Care Commission has raised concerns with the Scottish Executive about the legal issues involved in accessing the social work and health service records of childcare job applicants. When local...
Half of the local authorities in Scotland claim they cannot afford to offer free school meals to all children aged four to seven from August 2010 in line with the Scottish Government's 50m a year...
The TUC is calling for a ‘comprehensive’ strategy for the care workforce in England as new analysis shows every region in England is struggling to recruit early years staff.
A staff development project has been improving support for families affected by substance misuse. Ruth Thomson takes a closer look.
The National Campaign forReal Nursery Education is urging the Government to examine the proposals for children's centres put forward by local educational authorities to ensure that they 'maintain...