By Ian Maxwell, deputy director of One Parent Families Scotland Scottish education minister Cathy Jamieson recently urged men to opt for childcare careers in a keynote speech to the 'When Men Become...
<P> A new initiative helps childcare providers choose the quality assurance scheme that can best benefit their practice, says the <B> Sure Start Unit </B> </P>
The figures around apprenticeships are positive, but more must be done, finds Karen Hart
Thousands of children in Scotland are needlessly prescribed drugs for ADHD, a leading academic claimed last week. Latest figures from the Scottish Medical Consortium show an 11 per cent increase in...
The Pre-School Learning Alliance is set to provide under-threes care for a children's centre without the aid of Nursery Education Grant (NEG) finance. New Woods Children's Centre, which opened in...
There are various key points that practitioners need to bear in mind in selecting, using and teaching about tools and materials: * Ensure that materials and tools fit the purpose. Explain to the...
Nurturing babies by nurturing those who care for them
Looking back, the appointment of Elizabeth Truss as parliamentary under-secretary of state for education and childcare has had a certain inevitability about it.
Further to Emma Wood's 'In my view' ('Don't whinge, find solutions', 11 July), I want to say that I am a manager employed by Kids Kit Co Ltd. I run its Sutton, Surrey, creche and have been with the...
With our nation and its political leaders stuck in a Brexit loop, we must continue to act to prevent environmental disaster