The Criminal Records Bureau and Independent Safeguarding Authority merged at the end of last year to form the new Disclosure and Barring Service. We outline how this affects the process of CRB checks...
The number of disadvantaged two-year-olds registered for 15-hour childcare is now the lowest ever, according to the latest official statistics, while the number of children of working parents...
Now that Ofsted has inspected childcarers, the ball is in the other court. <B> Mary Evans </B> hears how they would rate the new regime
In England, all primary school children must have homework, so an after-school care team needs to think carefully about what support and facilities they offer for it, says Jennie Lindon. In England,...
Ofsted has moved halfway to meeting parents' concerns that they cannot legally obtain information about the outcome of complaints made against daycare providers (see News, page 4). They will now be...
What a week it's been for news in the early years education and care sector, with the launch of the final Early Years Foundation Stage materials, a damning report into the low success rates for early...
Every organisation in the world seems to have a website these days, and early years settings may feel that they are being left behind in the whirlwind of technological change that is sweeping through...
It is good to see that the select committee on education and employment has found time to squeeze in a couple of extra sessions on the early years, following its original report and the Government's...
Supporting parents: messages from research A major research programme involving 14 studies on parental support. The findings show the importance of joined-up integrated services that enable parents to...