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Changes to Ofsted on 1 April will see it becoming one of the most powerful forces for improvement in the fields of education, children's services and skills. <BR>The new organisation, created by last...
What excellent news that three more national organisations are joining forces to campaign for teacher assessment and the scrapping of tests for six- and seven-year-old children in England ('Alliance...
The drive to improve the level of qualifications in the early years and childcare sector is welcome indeed, and the need to have level 3 staff in supervisory positions under the national care...
The protests about the introduction of the nursery education grant Code of Practice are gathering force, particularly in Kent, where nursery and pre-school owners are holding meetings, alerting the...
The joy and success of Sure Start has been the individual nature of its programmes, with services springing from each community, tailored to meet the needs of the families within the area. What helps...
1.5bn a year is a huge sum of money, and Gordon Brown's doubling of the childcare budget in last week's spending review is probably more than most interested parties had dreamed of (see News, page 4,...
The Early Years Foundation Stage has taken a significant step forward towards launch with the release of the revised framework as part of a consultation on the Order which will give the EYFS legal...
As a childcare tutor I am delighted to read that the Government is seeing sense regarding national qualifications for daycare (News, 15 March). It is essential that the highest quality of staff work...
Use these tips as a starting point for developing effective communication with your customers (parents, children and external agencies) - commuincation is a vital staff skill in early years...