Community nurseries may be privatised by Newcastle City Council, after the local authority interpreted the Childcare Act as a duty to manage rather than provide even long-established childcare...
Play daysJob opportunities are opening up for playworkers, as 60,000 new staff will be needed over the next five years for expanding out-of-school provision. Anne Longfield, chief executive of the...
How organisations across the country have been maintaining A Better Start during the pandemic. By Frances Lyons, assistant director at the National Children’s Bureau
Staff and children at a Glasgow nursery that was gutted by fire have been temporarily relocated to a nearby primary school until the facility is restored and reopened after the summer holidays. Head...
A national framework was launched by the Government last week for 150 local authority-led programmes of change in the delivery of children's services. The framework, which is designed to create a...
Childcare providers reporting serious childcare incidents to Ofsted, including confirmed cases of Covid-19, must fill in a new online form from the end of January.
Updated guidance for the two-year progress check could help settings reconnect with the families who need them the most
This three-part project covers all six areas of learning, and communication, language and literacy supports all the activities. The areas of learning are indicated by: