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Just one in five private, voluntary or independent full daycare settings employs an early years professional, a survey carried out for the previous Government suggests.
If our child safety quiz on page 6 shows that you're dangerously clueless in such matters, you could ask your employer to send you on a first aid course tailor-made for nannies and au pairs. Safe and...
Political party manifestos have been emerging left, right and centre over recent days. And as the NSPCC points out this week (see News, page 5), politicians of all persuasions have been quick to grab...
An iron overdose in young children could be fatal, the Committee on Safety of Medicines has warned. It said solid dose dietary iron supplements accounted for 2 to 3 per cent of hospital admissions for...
Parents will be able to carry over any unused hours from their free early years entitlement to use when they want later, in plans unveiled as part of the next stage of the Government's childcare...
The Department for Education has finally responded to vocal concerns from the sector about the need to revise the GCSE rules for Level 3 early years workers, amid the recruitment crisis.
Nine out of ten childminders expect to still be in the job 12 months from now, according to research by the National Childminding Association.