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Devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has had a positive impact on children's services in these countries, according to a report by the charity NCH. Last week's report, United for...
One in five children aged under eight now have access to a registered childcare place, according to Ofsted - but increased provision has also led to falling occupancy levels in day nurseries and fears...
Jacqui Mann of HR4 Nurseries provides advice on how employers can ensure their legal contracts are 'bullet proof'
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...
The Scottish Pre-School Play Association has published a policy pack to help playgroups sign up to good practice. The pack includes guidelines on behaviour management, staff development, child...
Jan Hutt, minister for health and social services at the National Assembly for Wales, has approved a play policy for Wales that will be published in the autumn. The policy is a broad statement of...
This month sees the news we've all been waiting for, and it's good - nannies' earnings continue to rise. Let's hope that this year nobody who isn't a nanny expresses shock at the news, as if home...
Sharing a story-telling session, listening to aCD and acting out favourite tales using props are all ways in which children can be encouraged to engage with books Practitioners who want to create a...
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...