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The rattle is a favourite gift for a newborn baby, but did you know that these simple toys go back as far as the second century BC? Long ago they were made from dried gourds or hollowed-out bones and...
The National Childminding Association (NCMA) has launched a Quality Assurance scheme for individual childminders in England and Wales. The Quality First programme follows the Children Come First...
As a registered childminder, I think 2003 is too late for the Government to hold a review on the new national standards for daycare and childminding in England. Childminders did not ask for the right...
Unease is growing over some of the proposals in the Childcare Bill, with early years and childcare professionals raising their voices at several recent events (see News, page 4). There has been such a...
Children have joined the debate on physical punishment by overwhelmingly voting against smacking. More than 90 per cent of children rejected the use of physical punishment in a survey conducted by...
The Parent's Guide to reading (23 January) omitted childminders in the reference to those people who help children develop their reading skills. Lots of childminders, and particularly those who are...
Sue Griffin explains the thinking behind the first-ever Quality Assurance scheme for individual childminders Launched in October, the National Childminding Association's (NCMA) quality assurance...
Early years practitioners in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland say what the important training issues are from their perspective Barbara Quinn, training manager of the Northern Ireland...