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During National Adoption Week, we launched NCH Black Families, an innovative adoption service set up to find safe and loving homes for children from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities across...
Children need a more realistic view of our relationship with animals, says Helen Penn.
The point of unannounced Ofsted inspection is to see the 'normal everyday' standards, high or low, or a mixture of both, in the provision, without a show put on. These new-style inspections are a must...
A foothold on the ladder in the very earliest months of a child's life is why the original concept of the local Sure Start programme was so important.
Everyone agrees that children deserve the best possible start in life, and that our nursery provision should reflect the critical importance of the early years in shaping young lives. Yet it's a sad...
Childcare options need not be mutually exclusive, says Pat Broadhead.
We have always needed a voice of caution when faced with changes to our education and care systems.
Under the Government's new schools admissions plan, parents will be able to reserve places in reception classes for up to a year for their four-year-olds, while enjoying free full-time early years...
If friends ask us about the nursery business these days, we tell them to think of it as a hen coop in which several foxes have recently arrived.
Reform of all vocational learning and qualifications brings with it inevitable challenges, but the benefits for the early years sector far outweigh any of the risks posed.