Early years managers can screen out unsuitable candidates with the help of Government guidelines summarised by legal expert Christine Betts Caring, competent and trustworthy staff are key to the...
Gone are the days when training as a nursery nurse closed the doors to other career opportunities. <STRONG>Mary Evans</STRONG> meets three women who moved on to exciting new professions......
Grants of up to 1m are being offered by the Big Lottery Fund for large-scale projects in Wales that will benefit disadvantaged children and young people. Between six and 15 projects will be funded...
The outdoors and the licence to play freely there is the greatest resource that parents and practitioners can offer to young children, writes <B> Paddy Beels </B>
There's more to outdoor play than the school playground might offer. Alison Mercer sees how some children are learning further afield A dragon in a tree, blossoming bluebells and daffodils, fungi, an...
The number of public sector nurseries in Kent is set to double over the next two years.
Young children living in poverty are aware of their parents' low incomes and resulting lack of social status, research published by the Scottish Executive has found. The report, Life in Low Income...
The cost of conducting criminal record checks on people working with children in England and Wales is set to more than double in price and will take up to a week longer to be processed from next...
Twice the work or twice the fun, or both? Meg Jones meets some busy nannies who care for twins 'Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you!' How does it feel to do everything in duplicate? Nannies...
Music licensing bodies PPL and PRS for Music have confirmed that private and voluntary nurseries are not considered ‘educational establishments’ in the way that maintained nursery schools and schools...