While the majority of councils claim they have sufficient early years places, less than one in six collect information on whether provision is meeting the needs of local families, reveals new...
The Children Bill could be doomed to failure if schools are not given a duty to protect young people, a coalition of children's sector organisations warned last week. The 15-strong inter-agency...
Perhaps we should all stop waving our qualifications about on the pages of Nursery World and wake up and smell the coffee. And a very bitter brew it is. Despite the powerful 'Stop the Drop' campaign,...
Joanne Chatburn is a senior lecturer from Edge Hill University. She explains how she observed Early Years Professional students on the full training pathway work towards evidencing an aspect of S13:...
Ofsted is proposing to revise the publication of statistics relating to early years inspections and the number of registered childcare providers and places.
* Nursery worker Mavis Weaver will be treated to a big party at the end of the month when she retires from the nursery she co-founded over 30 years ago. Daisy Hill Pre School in Westhoughton,...
WORTH POUNDS 150 PER SET Kinderlink Stools offer fun, flexible seating that is ideal for interactive work. These stools, made from brightly-coloured bent plywood, are lightweight and stackable. Their...