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(Photograph) - Briony Vernon explores the 'environment space' at Kent County Council's conference, 'Why Birth to Three Matters'. The event, attended by 320 nursery workers and childminders, was led...
The Government's aim of having every early years practitioner qualified to at least Level 3 by 2015 is looking far from achievable, given the funding crisis for childcare work-based courses and...
Plans to develop a new Level 3 childcare qualification and phase out others were unveiled by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) at a Nursery World conference.
The number of deals in the childcare sector rose by 15 per cent last year and is predicted to do the same in 2015, according to Christie and Co.
All early years and childcare staff could be required to hold at least a level 3 qualification, in measures proposed by the Government to boost social mobility.
We report in this issue on interesting moves in Islington, north London, where a council pilot scheme is keeping reception-age children at children's centres to complete the whole of the Foundation...
I'm writing to share a recent experience with other readers. I'm 29 and gained an NNEB diploma 11 years ago. In 2004 I started to work for a large organisation that cares for and educates children and...
At the moment all childcare workers are being encouraged to achieve NVQ status at Levels 2 or 3. I am a childminder and recently worked long, hard hours - including many evenings and weekends - to...
By Peter Marsh, director of the Social Issues Research Centre Claims that childhood obesity is at epidemic levels and rising exponentially are no more than unsupported speculation, according to...
The Children's Fund budget is to be spared the Pounds 20m cuts that charities in England feared would close local programmes for vulnerable children, the Government has confirmed. In a letter sent to...