It's not surprising that early years practitioners who study and gain qualifications are most likely to be able to offer positive support for developing children.
Carmen Robinson is now three months into studying for her NVQ 3 in Children's Care Learning and Development. Here she describes why she feels that the unit covering child observation is helping her to...
Parents want early years professionals to adhere to clear standards and possess knowledge, skills and relevant experience, but some parents believe that a degree may not be crucial, a report from the...
By Anna Taylor, manager of First Steps Nursery in Salisbury, Wiltshire Our 50-place private day nursery in the centre of Salisbury has an excellent reputation and our feeder reception teachers...
A Sure Start-funded project in Edinburgh is getting children off to the right start at nursery by encouraging parents' involvement in their education. Two 'parent workers' attached to three nursery...
Local authorities are set to lose their early years quality improvement role, as Ofsted becomes 'the sole arbiter of quality in the early years', in the Government's 'More Great Childcare' shake-up.
Foster carers will be able to access the 30 hours for the children in their care from September, the DfE has announced.
A childcare apprentice is using the hashtag #247Apprentice to share a week in the life for the Storify page of National Apprenticeship Week 2013.
Prepare yourself for a change of job or role by thinking through a list of the most important factors, in a new series by Tina Jefferies.