HR expert Jacqui Mann provides a round-up of the key areas for nursery managers to consider as employers, in light of recent legislation.
Simon Vevers finds out which courses are most appropriate for boosting your management skills The Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education (CACHE) offers a variety of management units,...
The 'fit note' introduced this April could transform how nurseries handle long-term staff illness, says Annette Rawstrone.
Would your nursery's employees deserve a little extra investment? Karen Faux hears about an incentive inspired by popular television.
Dialogue with the architects ensured that a Richmond-upon-Thames setting has fulfilled its remit to provide a flexible and stimulating environment, finds Karen Faux.
Ofsted is asking providers if they'd like it to give parents shopping for childcare more information about them, reports Karen Faux.
Groups of nurseries and schools in Sunderland are to be overseen by cluster managers to ensure extended services are sustainable.
Early years settings could find a useful tool for filling out their Ofsted self-evaluation form in a parents' survey, says Karen Faux.
Managers have their hands full at this time of year - and always - trying to limit the spread of illnesses at nursery, says Mary Evans.
With the mandatory official visits over, Derek Hayes invited some software suppliers to the new nursery to check out their products.