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Many children in need are pre-school age, but early help is being cut. Rachel Buckler, trainer and consultant, reports
The new Institute for Apprenticeships, which launched this month, will regulate the quality of apprenticeships, including the new apprenticeship standards produced by employers.
It is amazing to think that the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education project began in 1997, and has just reported on outcomes at age 16 for the children it has followed (see our feature on...
I am an early years practitioner of seven years' experience and have been an early years tutor and NVQ assessor for the past two years. I was shocked and disappointed at the comment that 'students are...
Nord Anglia, the private education group that owns Princess Christian Nurseries and recently contracted to buy the Milton Keynes-based Bright Horizons group, has bought a new business specialising in...
Children are to be taught road safety skills by volunteers being trained to work at primary schools in England. The 3m initiative will see local authorities recruit and train people to teach five-to...
Finding sufficient high-quality childcare to expand free early education to all disadvantaged two-year-olds by 2013 could be problematic, research suggests.
Spot the occupational hazards in your job - and steer clear of them, with this checklist by Jan Hurst Every job has its hazards, both physical and psychological, and nannying is no exception. Tune in...
With the Childcare Bill for the 30 hours in the Commons and rising costs causing concern in early years, Ruth Thomson speaks to Sam Gyimah about what the sector can expect looking ahead.
I was extremely disappointed to read the comments about fostering made by Sue Seabrook of the Children's Society in the feature 'Home to stay' (30 January). While adoption is the right option for a...