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A group that provides early intervention for primary school children took its concerns to the House of Lords last week in a meeting hosted by Baroness Warnock to encourage the Government to endorse...
One big player has leaped up the rankings of the 20 largest nursery chains, while others have also undertaken acquisitions and a few have slipped. Catherine Gaunt reports.
A leading academic has claimed that the Government's policy of allowing childcare provision to be driven by market forces has led to appalling standards in some private nurseries in deprived areas.
In response to 'When an inspector calls' (Letters, 4 August), while I empathise with the situation of private nurseries, I can assure the writer that inspections in schools are no easier. I was a...
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell thanks a Select Committee for its incisive evaluation of EveryChild Matters The children's agenda has just harvested one of the most comprehensive and candid...
Busy Bees nursery and voucher businesses have been bought by ABC Learning Centres, the biggest daycare provider in the world, for 71m in a deal that could be the launching pad for further UK...
Careers advice has long been a Cinderella service in schools. But with a massive shortage of early years staff, a new careers advice drive and the early years workforce strategy, there is finally a...
Last-minute preparations for end-of-term activities and the start of the summer holidays will be uppermost in early years practitioners' minds at the moment, but don't forget to lay plans for next...
Dr Jools Page of the University of Sheffield is carrying out a research project on 'Professional Love in Early Years Settings.
A report by think-tank Policy Exchange says that all primary schools in England should convert to academies by 2020.