Traditionally, October is the month when employment law changes are announced. This October is no exception, says Jacqui Mann. (Some implementation dates are to be confirmed.)
By remembering the 1984 Islington Nursery Workers Strike, we can ask what might be achieved if early years practitioners did the same today
Children's categorisation of play and learning based on social context Ninety-two children aged four to six years were asked to sort photographic stimuli into those they believed depicted play/not...
Teachers in Northern Ireland belonging to four main teaching unions have voted overwhelmingly to stage industrial action and go on strike for pay parity with teachers in England and Wales from today...
The number of schools offering access to extended services has reached the Government's target of 7,000, two months ahead of schedule.
Glasgow-based nursery group Little Einstein's is set to open its seventh nursery in the first week of September. The fast-growing group, one of the largest independent nursery chains in Scotland, was...
This week Ofsted publishes its annual early years report. Protection through Regulation focuses on what action Ofsted takes when childcarers fail to provide the standard of care that children deserve.
The Criminal Records Bureau has built up such a backlog of Disclosure applications for staff checks from nurseries and other employers that they are to be sent to India to be processed. The Home...
AREAS OF LEARNING Nursery Topics - The Books of John Burningham covers all six areas of learning in the Foundation Stage curriculum in England and can be adapted easily to suit the Scottish, Welsh...