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There are many issues behind the proposal for paying for informal care, but the childcare sector is united against it, Annette Rawstrone finds Grandparents should be paid to care for their...
The Department for Education is launching a tender process for a two-year contract to support the 30 hours free childcare scheme.
The next issue of Nursery Management is designed to keep you up to speed with all the changes that are scheduled to affect the sector this year. We bring together a wealth of information about...
The National Children's Bureau (NCB) and the DfES have launched a project to help local authorities and childcare organisations develop their quality improvement processes through a national network....
Ofsted's first early years report has prompted a fierce debate about the best place for children to learn. But, argues Dr Julian Grenier, we can only truly improve quality if we work together
The first book in a series aiming to encourage traveller children of primary school age to read has just been published. It features colourful photographs and descriptions of traditional wagons,...
This week's columnist Alan Bentley thinks pay differentials are at the heart of obtaining a quality childcare workforce News of the latest increase in minimum wage this week causes me great concern....
The public services union Unison last week suspended its involvement in the school workforce agreement for England and Wales, accusing the Government and local education authorities of failing to...
Having looked at 'treasure-basket play', Penny Tassoni looks at how this type of play can be developed with toddlers into something known as 'heuristic play'.
Sites such as Twitter and Facebook are valuable sources of information for journalists. Kate Tyler offers some advice for getting noticed.