I am writing as a registered childminder in England who is one of the many to have objected earlier this year to Ofsted's proposal to print childminders' reports and full names and addresses on its...
A national directory that allows parents to search for childcare providers and family services online is to close at the end of the month with the end of its Department for Education funding.
By Karen Simpkin, managing director of Sunflower Children's Centre, Sheffield No doubt the Government's proposal to extend maternity leave to nine months is a vote winner, but at what cost to...
The problem of special needs children being involved in the nursery nurses' strike in Scotland is one that Unison seems to prefer to ignore. The fact is that in some areas, including Edinburgh,...
The introduction of the Early Years Single Funding Formula will be delayed by a year, the children's minister Dawn Primarolo told MPs today, amid concerns that two-thirds of local authorities are not...
Ofsted inspectors in early years and social care are locked in a dispute over a three-year pay freeze, which is disrupting nursery and childminding inspections.
A quarter of all five-year-olds in England are not fully vaccinated against measles, the latest NHS immunisation figures reveal.
A Kids 1st Nursery is being investigated by Ofsted, following an incident at the setting where a nine-month-old girl lost the tip of her finger after it was trapped under a door.
A revised early years framework is to be produced by the Open Eye campaign against aspects of the EYFS in a bid to encourage a more 'child-centred' curriculum, campaign founder Dr Richard House said...
A new series on Areas of Learning; the conclusion of our series on EYFS guidance; and the latest edition of our Nursery Chains supplement. Don't miss out on our March issue...