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Hands up all those who now do most of their equipment shopping on the Internet. Nearly all the companies we mention on a regular basis have their own websites, and very comprehensive and attractive...
Just half the staff in any pre-school setting should be required to be qualified under the new national standards - whether to NVQ2 or NVQ3 level - the Scottish Executive proposed last week. The...
A two-tier childcare tax credit should be introduced to bring free early years provision to the families that need it most, according to a new report. At present, middle-income working families win...
Awar of words broke out last week between two unions over the Government's workload agreement for schools in England. The row between the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Unison, which represents...
Government facts and figures highlight influences on the childcare sector Figure 1 The most important factors influencing parents' selection of nursery or childcare providers (source: National Audit...
An innovative scheme in Lewisham, London, has developed a network of early years specialists to help settings share good practice. Judith Stevens reports Teachers can make informed comments about the...
Settings must appreciate just how much some children struggle to communicate, say members of the Early Years Intervention Team in Camden, London Children with language difficulties may also experience...
For a long time, the protests about the provision in the national care standards to allow childminders to smack the children in their care and smoke in front of them with parental permission seemed to...
The current climate is not proving too comfortable for the private nursery sector. A recent survey has shown occupancy in nurseries continuing to fall, with dangerously low levels in some parts of the...