More options are opening in childcare today, so why be a nanny? Helen Kewley hears from some who've weighed it up. Compared with other people who want to work with children, do nannies get a good...
A selection of courses for those in charge of early years staff are outlined by Simon Vevers The Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education (CACHE) offers a variety of management units within...
What characteristics are required for those working in the early years? Verity Campbell-Barr sets out the findings of her research on the subject
In the first of a new six-part series, Charlotte Goddard explores Level 1 qualifications
The Government stands accused of ‘shamelessly’ and ‘knowingly underfunding’ the early years sector, after private Government documents obtained by the Early Years Alliance reveal that ministers at the...
Two surveys show that many settings will not be able to offer parents places for the extended entitlements, as the start of the roll-out of the expanded policy nears. By Catherine Gaunt
In Glasgow, an ‘Approved by Dads’ training programme is getting men – many of them fathers – into the childcare profession, to the benefit of participants, settings and children, finds Annette...
A positive inspection is vital, but so too are other measures of effective provision. By Dr Julian Grenier
The use of mud kitchens in nurseries’ outdoor spaces has spread significantly since the concept was popularised a few years ago, but children will only get the most out of them if they are regularly...
Supporting babies’ maths development is the focus of this first part in a new series by Judith Dancer