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A quiet read of Nursery World and one phone call changed 31-year-old Jane Greig's life forever. A few months later, in July 1999, she found herself leaving her job as a hospital play specialist in...
It is amazing to think that the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education project began in 1997, and has just reported on outcomes at age 16 for the children it has followed (see our feature on...
For ambitious settings, an Ofsted grade just isn't enough. In a bid for external recognition, some are spending several years and thousands of pounds on awards. Annette Rawstrone finds out why.
The role of fathers in preventing child abuse and neglect will be explored at a conference jointly sponsored by Fathers Direct and the NSPCC. It will consider how statutory and voluntary agencies can...
The Scottish Out of School Care Network is marking its tenth anniversary this year with a prize competition for children to design birthday cards showing what they enjoy most about their club, whether...
Interested in working with children who have special needs? SNAP Childcare, the agency specialising in nannies for special needs, has just produced two new guides, 'Working as a Special Needs Nanny'...
(Photograph) - Two of childcare's most prominent public figures were honoured for their achievements last week before making their exit from the sector. A parliamentary reception in Westminster...
I am 33 years old, married with a six-year-old son and about to embark on a career as a nursery nurse. I currently work as an administrator in a firm of accountants, where I earn more than 10 an hour....
Some of the UK's leading nursery chains have registered with a website designed to help parents find early years childcare in their area. Asquith Court, Child Base, Teddies, Jigsaw Day Nurseries and...
Recently, like many people involved with young children, I wrote to the prime minister about the smacking issue. Like many others I asked Tony Blair to allow MPs to decide whether or not to ban...