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The debate over the rights and wrongs of smacking children has raged on for decades, yet very little progress has been made in stopping this unacceptable practice.
In Ireland there is a recruitment crisis, but qualification requirements are not to blame - it's all about low pay, says Dr Moloney.
It is perhaps a measure of how far the early years sector’s relationship with Ofsted has improved that after chief inspector Amanda Spielman’s speech at our Business Summit last week, there was no...
Around 5 per cent of men now work in early years, but as June O'Sullivan explains, we need thoughtful debate on men in childcare now more than ever
40 years after a group of childminders first got together to set up an organisation to support registered childminding, current chief executive Liz Bayram reflects
Too many people are fiddling with early years policy, says Michael Pettavel, when the real problem is money
The Report on Childcare released last week by the Treasury Committee was almost breathtaking in the scope and intensity of its criticism of Government childcare policies.
June O'Sullivan remembers early years champion Sue Chambers
An increasing number of nurseries operate policies that restrict staff from touching or cuddling children. We do this because we are afraid of allegations of abuse, says Suzanne Zeedyk.
Programme co-ordinator Nikki Fairchild describes how training for the first cohort of Early Years Teachers has got off to a strong start