A Labour Government would increase provider funding to £7.35 an hour for free hours, introduce a national pay scale, and move towards a graduate-led workforce.
This year, you can make the most of your day at the show with some great features around the floor.
What does effective planning look like for the outdoors? Professor Jan White explains the benefits of well-prepared outside provision and gives examples of best practice
Mark Gilleran is development team co-ordinator with Hammersmith and Fulham Early Years Service and is responsible for quality assurance and development as well as a local Sure Start programme. He...
The campaign for a national nanny register gathered pace last week, with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children firmly committing itself to lobby for such a measure (see News,...
Childminders in England have warmly welcomed Ofsted's decision to keep their personal details private by putting only their registration number and postcode with their inspection reports on its...
Sight and sound are the names of the game for children exploring their environment in more activities from Jean Evans and Dianne Irving Activity 1
A new training programme will show childminders how to adapt their environment to improve children's speaking and listening skills, using a 50,000 grant from the Children's Workforce Development...
The children at your club are the people best qualified to chose new staff playworkers. But how should you involve them in recruitment? Philip Waters has first-hand experience. Sophie turned to the...
At the nursery I am at now there is a French teacher and the three-year-old children already understand the basics of what she is saying. Good luck to the scheme in Liverpool. I hope it takes off in...