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It is not often that this Government gives way to pressure when its proposals prove unpopular, but the early years and childcare sector has had more success than many in pushing for revisions. Most...
As soon as any kind of assessment is formalised into a league table, it will be seized upon and interpreted in a misguided manner. Just look at what has happened with SATs. So it is with the 2005...
Unease is growing over some of the proposals in the Childcare Bill, with early years and childcare professionals raising their voices at several recent events (see News, page 4). There has been such a...
'Bucket and Spade' is a CD-Rom from Sherston aimed at children from four to seven years old. It features eight entertaining activities, covering almost every aspect of infant shape and space work,...
Some interesting issues are raised by the guidance on developing children's centres which has just been published by the Sure Start unit (see News, page 4). Not least is the expectation that more than...
Ofsted's consultation on its plans for revamping childcare inspections was rather brief, given the importance of the changes, but there was a great deal of agreement that the main proposals were on...
Ofsted's new report into children's experiences of education at age six in England, Denmark and Finland is bound to stir up the debate about school starting age once more (see News, page 4). Sure...
The establishment of another organisation to represent nanny agencies has been criticised by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (see News, page 4). REC believes the Association of Nanny...
The crisis of childcare recruitment and salaries is intensifying as Government investment pours into neighbourhood nurseries and extended schools. The private sector is being particularly badly hit,...
The Sun appealed to parents to send in pictures of their children sitting on the 'naughty step', made famous by supernanny Jo Frost. The paper ran a two-page feature on Monday with snaps of 14...