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The early years sector has consistently called for direct subsidies to help private and voluntary settings pay higher wages for more highly-qualified staff. Now it seems that this may indeed be...
A survey reveals that providers piloting the free entitlement for disadvantaged two-year-olds are faced with extra costs that are not covered by local authority funding, such as extra staffing and...
Play-based practice is vital, says Annette Rawstrone, who discusses the pedagogy, principles and obstacles
Trust children's natural fascination with animals to draw them to a project on pets with this first instalment of activities across the curriclum from Judith Stevens Pets provide the basis for a...
Prime minister Gordon Brown obviously believes that a price and quality comparison website for childcare provision will put the sector at the forefront of the 'information revolution' (see News, page...
The Government's 'cross-cutting' review of childcare policy which has finally been published makes for fascinating reading (see News, page 4), not least for the acknowledgement that 'important...
More reassuring noises came from the Government in the past week about its continuing commitment to expanding childcare, as trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt took to the stage at the...
* Pennies Day Nursery in Maidstone, Kent, has established a programme to train all its staff members up to NVQ Level 3. The nursery provides resources and materials to help staff with their studies,...