The Baby Room Project has succeeded in directing some much-needed attention to the care of the youngest children. Dr Sarah Christie talks to its founders Professor Sacha Powell and Dr Kathy Goouch.
With local authority training increasingly scarce, and policy changes leading to new CPD priorities, Meredith Jones Russell looks at how early years providers are responding.
Use these tips as a starting point for developing effective communication with your customers (parents, children and external agencies) - commuincation is a vital staff skill in early years...
30 March Investing in our future, investing in young people This conference by 4Children, in partnership with the Sure Start Unit, brings together Government departments, youth justice, health,...
Do you display photographs of adults as well as of children in your setting, to show that both are welcomed and valued? What measures do you have in place to screen children's access to the internet?...
By Maureen Smith, ex-CACHE director and now a consultant 1 The need for continuous improvement Customer care needs to remain a top priority. Only by continuously improving your service will customers...
Professor Cathy Nutbrown’s review of early years and childcare qualfications in 2012 found 445 available, of which 223 were deemed full and relevant.
Nursery staff need to know about healthy food, says Calvin Hanks, lead nutrition and safety consultant at Acorn Childcare Training.
Those having responsibility as a key carer need to be honest with themselves about the emotional and personal demands of the role as they tune in to individual children, says Anne O'Connor.
Evidence-based tools which actually work in the environment of a busy unpredictable early years setting are in short supply, but a new toolkit developed by the University of Cambridge, among others,...