Tricia Pritchard Professional officer at the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses (PANN), and chair of playpen
Some interesting issues are raised by the guidance on developing children's centres which has just been published by the Sure Start unit (see News, page 4). Not least is the expectation that more than...
First Experiments with Magnetism (Reflections on Learning, 24.99) is the perfect set for children to use to begin magnetic exploration. It contains four wands, 20 magnetic marbles, two plastic-cased...
The former nursery nurses from Newcastle who have just been awarded substantial libel damages have been living through what must be every childcare worker's worst nightmare - to be branded a child...
Each year, the Heinemann and Nursery World Childcare Student of the Year Award seems to attract more and higher-quality entries as the drive to transform the early years workforce and improve...
Ofsted's consultation on its plans for revamping childcare inspections was rather brief, given the importance of the changes, but there was a great deal of agreement that the main proposals were on...
Ofsted's new report into children's experiences of education at age six in England, Denmark and Finland is bound to stir up the debate about school starting age once more (see News, page 4). Sure...
Unison will lobby the Houses of Parliament today (5 June) in support of a pay claim for teaching assistants across England and Wales. The union, which is calling for teaching assistants to be...
* Building work has finished on a new 1.3m neighbourhood nursery in Wolverhampton. The 48-place Blakenhall Neighbourhood Nursery is three storeys high, with the top floor reserved for community...
By Brian Cooper, owner of Meir Park Day Nursery in Stoke-on-Trent I am confused by the Government's approach to the subject of pay in early years, particularly in the private sector. The DfES (News,...