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It was a tall order to fit in all there was to see, hear, try and buy at this year's Manchester exhibition. Annette Rawstrone was there
Yet again, I am in the process of writing off another bad debt run up by a family claiming working tax credit. These families are having money specifically to pay for childcare at my nursery, yet they...
Will the storm of protest about Ofsted's 'Bold Beginnings' report help to soften its negative effects?
I was startled by the Government's announcement that childminders would be allowed to smoke while supervising their charges (News, 14 December and 21/28 December). Surely there is a mountain of...
New legislation on special needs education is being widely welcomed, but there are worries about what it could mean for special schools and for teachers, says Radhika Holmstrom On paper, says Helen's...
Two surveys show that many settings will not be able to offer parents places for the extended entitlements, as the start of the roll-out of the expanded policy nears. By Catherine Gaunt
A Step Ahead Nurseries, a group of six nurseries in West Sussex, has been acquired by Ann Education, a new entrant to the early years sector.
The Government's goal of eradicating child poverty by 2020 will only be met a quarter of the way at that stage, claims a leading social policy charity. A report published last week by the Joseph...
Even very young children can recognise signs and labels and nurseries can build on this 'real life' reading. Jane Drake suggests ideas for developing early literacy skills. We may settle down to read...