Ministers have confirmed that they will not go ahead with recommendations made by Professor Cathy Nutbrown to move towards a minimum Level 3 qualification for all early years practitioners...
James Hempsall shows how delivering the 15 hours of free entitlement in rural areas is an important issue for providers, local authorities and their sufficiency duties.
This review is speaking sense on the direction of the primary school curriculum.
The recently published Department for Education business plan suggests options for allowing parents greater flexibility with their 15 hours. We can assume 'stretching' the 15-hour entitlement will be...
The newly-appointed Early Years Trailblazer group has launched a three-week consultation on the development of the Level 3 apprenticeship standard.
We have ten copies of Colours We Eat - Red Foods (Read and Learn, Raintree, 5.25) to give away to Nursery World readers. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard or envelope, marked 'Red...
Amajor review of the national occupational standards that underpin training in early years care and education across the UK is to be undertaken by the National Day Nurseries Association. NDNAtraining...
Increasing numbers of staff and students are reportedly shunning Level 3. Charlotte Goddard reports
Just 3 per cent of early years providers failed their inspections in the past three years, according to Ofsted's latest review of childcare and early education, published yesterday (27 August).
A new qualification is being introduced to help practitioners acquire the skills and knowledge they need to effectively implement the EYFS when it comes into force in September 2008. The level 3...