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The call by Alan Bentley, chairman of nursery group Childcare Corporation, for the private nursery sector to form a new trade association to represent its interests may seem to have come out of the...
Further to the news story about the NSPCC's Full Stop campaign, (7 March), I would like to point out that childcare providers do indeed report instances of child abuse to the appropriate authorities....
A Kirklees nursery owner who received thousands of pounds from someone posing as a parent has spoken out about this ‘new type of scam’.
The issue of pay - the low levels - in the early years and childcare sector is never far from the top of people's minds, and, whatever the effect of the Transformation Fund money on salaries, one...
The new national occupational standards for classroom assistants (see News, page 4) are welcome for several reasons. The standards, and the forthcoming NVQs/SVQs that will follow, will be a big step...
BBC News said that the middle name of Chancellor Gordon Brown's second son James Fraser was chosen by elder brother John, who is nearly three. The BBC also reported on Brad Pitt's 'true joy' at...
You are probably already familiar with the Blue Kangaroo series of books, written by Emma Chichester-Clark and published by Andersen Press. Last autumn, the publishers released this delightful box...
Understanding how children's learning progresses through counting is essential to help them grasp the concept of numbers It is during the Foundation Stage that children develop a growing understanding...
With the 30 hours leading to more children attending multiple settings, Pennie Akehurst finds the common areas settings can improve on when it comes to working together
Ofsted's first national analysis of childcare provision since taking over its inspection and regulation in September 2001 seems to show cause for optimism about quality, with improvements being made...