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Margaret Hodge's appointment as minister for children continued to attract a barrage of criticism last week from the press and opposition MPs (see News, page 4). One unfortunate consequence of the...
After many years of lobbying by childcare organisations, the Government's proposals to extend tax breaks for employer-supported childcare look set to make significant advances (see News, page 4). Tax...
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,...
One boy's schemas are observed by Daryl Ormond, a family worker at Pen Green Nursery, Corby.
The Equal Opportunities Commission is carrying out a major study into gender segregation in five employment sectors where there are skills shortages - construction, plumbing, engineering, ICT and...
Behaviour is not an 'area of need', rather an indicator of other areas of need, says Kay Mathieson in the first of a three-part series on child behaviour in light of the 2014 SEND Code of Practice.
Scotland's proposals to ban all physical punishment of children under three and to prevent any children from suffering blows to the head, shaking and the use of implements are a considerable step...
As soon as any kind of assessment is formalised into a league table, it will be seized upon and interpreted in a misguided manner. Just look at what has happened with SATs. So it is with the 2005...
Unease is growing over some of the proposals in the Childcare Bill, with early years and childcare professionals raising their voices at several recent events (see News, page 4). There has been such a...
The Scottish Book Trust has announced the books that will be distributed to children under its early years book-gifting programme for 2014.