The deadline for having a single qualification for new entrants to the early years workforce has been extended - why did it need to be, and at what cost? Mary Evans hears from all sides involved.
Children at the Happy Times Nursery in Battersea, South London, can take a journey through space with the help of their new Altro Walkway safety flooring. Stars and planets have been cut into the...
Children in the Foundation Stage are not doing as well as expected in one-third of settings in the early learning goals for communication, language and literacy, a survey by Ofsted revealed on Monday.
Should nannies be able to find out what a former employer has said about them? Or should it stay confidential for children's sake? That's the question that recruitment agency Tinies is disputing with...
Early years experts warned last week that there were dangers in promoting synthetic phonics, as the Government unveiled a review into the way reading is taught in England's primary schools.
Take a fresh approach to the song 'Old MacDonald had a farm' in the first of our new monthly series on nursery rhymes. Carolyn Price looks here, there and everywhere Bow wow
A hospital role play corner sent children off on more learning routes than staff ever anticipated, says Maureen Baker of Children's House Nursery School, Edinburgh We've all been amazed at the breadth...
Could one profession embrace everyone who works with children? <B>Annette Rawstrone</B> investigates
Childminding networks in England have been successful in contributing to the quality of childcare, supporting childminders, raising their status and improving retention rates, according to a report...
As society changes, nursery managers can adapt their provision to appeal to the families they serve, says <B> Donna Sheldon </B>