The way private day nurseries, playgroups, childminders, creches and out-of school clubs are regulated is changing from 3 September. The Early Years Directorate, run by the schools inspectorate,...
The Skills Active Playwork Unit is holding a series of 12 one-day regional events across the UK in October and November as part of the consultation process for developing the National Occupational...
A course for a Foundation Degree in management of childcare provision at Liverpool Hope University College has been developed with the help of the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses. Course...
Barney, the purple dinosaur, is teaming up with the NSPCC for FULL STOP Week, a national campaign designed to take action against child abuse. From 3 to 8 October, the NSPCC and its sister charity in...
What are the particular benefits of providing clay as a resource, and how are some settings introducing clay-making skills? Annette Rawstrone finds out
Liz Ludden is an associate tutor and EYP assessor at Edge Hill University. An EYP and a teacher, Liz owns and runs two nurseries in Liverpool and mentors EYP candidates within settings.
When a Government commitment that you have been lobbying for for 20 years comes along I think it is always bound to be a bit of a shock. The recent announcement of a commitment by the Government to...
For a long time, the protests about the provision in the national care standards to allow childminders to smack the children in their care and smoke in front of them with parental permission seemed to...
The current climate is not proving too comfortable for the private nursery sector. A recent survey has shown occupancy in nurseries continuing to fall, with dangerously low levels in some parts of the...
Great news for the many early years practitioners who care for the rising number of babies and toddlers in daycare settings, with the launch of Birth to Three Matters: a framework to support children...