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Just over 27,000 people are employed in pre-school daycare centres in Scotland, caring for nearly 99,000 three-to five-year-olds, according to Scottish Executive statistics published last week. A...
An award scheme is helping early years practitioners to support children with speech, language and communication acquisition. Annette Rawstrone finds out how it has improved practice and outcomes at...
Does your workplace follow the most recent laws and best practices when it comes to selecting staff and settling them in? Laura Henry gives a checklist.
Early years practitioners may feel caught between official targets and parents' anxious expectations, against their better judgement. Jennie Lindon recalls the essentials Around the UK, early years...
The Government should double spending on childcare to 1 per cent of GDP by 2010, the children's charity 4Children said on Monday. Celebrating five years since it set up the Childcare Commission, the...
Part one of our new 12-part collectible series on child development looks at meeting the emotional and learning needs of the unique child. By Julia Manning-Morton
Here's 10 helpful questions to help you evaluate your drop-in. 1 .Do parents and carers feel welcomed and valued? A personal 'hello' and a brief chat can make a difference to someone who is feeling...
Imagine trying to open a daycare setting far from home. Kris Koloszko describes the challenges of running a centre in The Gambia Armed with a copy of the Children Act, the guidelines for sessional...
Try these ten questions to help you to evaluate your setting's key person system. 1. Does a child have more contact with his or her key person during the day than with other members of staff? If not,...