From exhibition stands to a packed programme of masterclasses and seminars, Meredith Jones Russell reveals what to expect at the Nursery World Show 2019
The past year has seen consolidation in the sector with the major chains growing through acquisitions and the number of places rising, despite the ongoing economic recession. Catherine Gaunt reports.
As projects like Sure Start and Early Excellence expand, more and more early years practitioners are working together with other professionals like social workers, adult educators and health visitors....
By Paul Stanton, co-owner of Direction Training and Management, which has trained more than 300 nursery managers in the past two years The rapid growth of ever-larger chains entering the early years...
A severe case of report-itis has broken out in the past few weeks.
The Montessori Schools Association (MSA) has set up a helpline for nurseries struggling to understand how the new rules for the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds will affect them when the...
At a recent conference I listened to a presentation on the Early Years Professional initiative. As a training provider this development strikes me as very sound. It marks the coming of age of the...
The Government claims to be serious about reducing teacher workloads in England. But, as a co-signatory to the deal agreed in January between all the unions except the National Union of Teachers, it...