Pressure should be exerted on the newly-constituted Better Regulation Task Force to reverse its previous recommendation to the Government and support the creation of a national register of nannies,...
By Rob Kelsall, GMB union negotiator in Birmingham On 15 January 2003, education secretary Charles Clarke, along with the majority of unions representing teachers and school support staff, signed a...
How can practitioners approach difficult situations in a truly ethical way? Carla Solvason reports
Many nursery staff are currently qualified at a significantly higher level than the proposed national standards for daycare, a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has found. As...
The legacy of early years pioneer Elinor Goldschmied has been given new life in a film looking at her lasting influence on practice. By Dr Jacqui Cousins, Anita M Hughes and Dorothy Y Selleck
The Scottish Executive has proposed to charge all daycare services employing more than one paid member of staff more than Pounds 100 a year to register with the new Scottish Commission for the...
Channel Four television is making a sensitive documentary series focusing on children struggling with their weight and would love to hear from parents with lively children. One in seven 15-year-olds...
Day-nursery baby rooms cater for babies aged from six weeks to around 18 months, and are typically open from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, throughout the year.
Schools and nurseries again have the opportunity to apply for the Arts Council's benchmark award for arts provision and creativity in education.
I'm a working mother, who is also a qualified nursery nurse, and a tutor and assessor in early years childcare and education, teaching Level 2 and 3 students. I use the services of a fantastic...