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Is the end in sight for the recent boom in growth of nursery provision? A survey released last week, showing that capacity is significantly outstripping demand in private day nurseries, would seem to...
Accessible, affordable, high-quality childcare has been the mantra of this Government, but two news stories this week highlight how far this has to go before it is within reach of all parents (see...
The issue of pay - the low levels - in the early years and childcare sector is never far from the top of people's minds, and, whatever the effect of the Transformation Fund money on salaries, one...
Education secretary Ruth Kelly attracted some positive attention last week when she declared that she was kindly disposed to considering the introduction of national pay scales for teaching assistants...
A documentary charting the development of 50 four-year-olds at nursery re-emerges as a series tomorrow.
The Breakthrough Britain report from former Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith is likely to be influential in the policy-making of David Cameron's Tory party.
Gabriella Jozwiak explores Pearson's optional units for the Early Years Educator qualification, which have been put together with expertise from bodies such as PACEY and Skills Active.
The Government's proposals to track pre-school children with parents in jail, on the grounds that they are at a higher risk of becoming criminals themselves, have been met with concern by childcare...
If the Government wants to play Santa Claus to the UK's working parents, it could start with the incentives to expand employer-supported childcare that chancellor Gordon Brown alluded to in his...