Childminders have welcomed a joint letter sent out to local authorities last month (10 January) reiterating the guidance on registered childminding and planning permission. The letter was sent from...
Strikes and protests are in the air – and it seems that the early years sector too is realising that action speaks louder than words
The early years sector isn’t being listened to, so maybe it’s time to rekindle the fighting, campaigning spirit of previous decades
Understanding the early years sector is vital to making policies work, and the signs are that the new Government is listening
Can the Government deliver its commitment to vulnerable families - or indeed to all families - given the alarming decline in health visitor services? Mary Evans reports Parents face a postcode...
It was with dismay and concern that I read Jennie Lindon's review of my book Managing Children's Behaviour (For Your Shelf, 19 August). I fully accept constructive criticism and do not expect or want...
By Maureen Smith and Yvonne Nolan, co-founders of Duo Consulting and developers of the new APEL qualification APEL Level 3 Certificate in work with children(Early Years or Playwork), Unit 2: reflect...
Who would have thought that two 14-year-old boys would get a kick out of reading to nursery children? And that the rest of Year 10 at their school was queuing up behind them to have a go? This is such...
By Ross Midgley, director of Crocus Early Years Centre, Essex I cannot comment on Jean Brown's Ofsted inspection, although after reading her 'In my view' (Nursery World, 27 January, page 35) I looked...