Nurseries are losing qualified staff and the proportion of Level 3 practitioners has dropped significantly in the last two years with a fall of almost 20 per cent, a major survey by the National Day...
Nearly every day you will see a news story about alcohol and children, with headlines like 'Wasted youth: binge drinking violence on rise' and 'Alcohol puts 20 under-18s in hospital a day'.
An inquiry into the Vanessa George child abuse case has highlighted a number of flaws in the inspection framework for nurseries.
Most poor children live in working households, according to a new analysis of official Government statistics.
By Georgina Smith, nursery nurse, Gillas Lane Nursery Unit, Tyne and Wear Make up your own words and actions for some duck puppets.
Only people who work regularly and intensively with young children and vulnerable adults will have to have Criminal Records Bureau checks, following a Government review of the Vetting and Barring...