While the politics in Westminster were heating up, the early years sector was hit by a heatwave that many were not equipped for
A new training programme has been devised to equip people in the early years and childcare sector with the management skills to implement the Government's ten-year childcare strategy. The Centre for...
In both the indoors and outdoors environments, loose parts are an ideal resource for involving children in maths activities, explains Shardi Vaziri
New Labour has piloted some innovative childcare programmes but, argues <B> Julian Grenier </B> , its business model for delivering public services is not going to work
One in ten children in the UK suffers physical, sexual or emotional abuse or neglect, but only a tiny minority are investigated by social services, according to new research.
In National Childcare Week (11-15 June), run by the Daycare Trust, many providers are running events to promote their work to parents and the wider community.
I was pleased that my 'In my view' column (5 April) about the value of keyworking was published but I was disappointed that there was not enough room for one of my points. I quoted research in the...
I have read your excellent magazine for many years and the only area that angers me is the bickering of a core of nursery nurses about teachers (Letters, 5 January). I have taught and managed in early...
Most councils across Scotland have prepared a pay offer in the hope of settling the long-running industrial dispute with nursery nurses over their pay and career structure, according to council...
Is an early years degree course the way forward for ambitious childcarers? Mary Evans finds out whether the graduates consider it time well spent Britain's first degree course in Early Childhood...