High adult-to-child ratios, regular support and training, and the length of time in the job are key factors for good quality childminding, a new study finds.
'Getting off the balcony and on to the dance-floor' was how Professor Chris Pascal described the aim of the British Early Childhood Education Research Association's (BECERA) second conference, which...
Results for the Foundation Stage Profile show the number of children 'working securely' within the Early Learning Goals has dropped for a second year. In the provisional statistics for 2006 published...
Angry early years organisations have accused the Government of embarking on a spin campaign following claims that the sector has given a positive response to the consultation on national standards for...
Two-thirds of children who took the pilot Phonics Screening Check for six-year-olds last summer failed the test, Department for Education statistics show.
Emma Comer and Meg Smith of Tall Trees Kindergarten go for Mediterranean
Some food for thought in your professional career The Circle Book. By Jenny Mosley.
This three-part project covers all six areas of learning, indicated by: Personal, social and emotional development
Those in the private nursery sector are among the lowest paid and least respected employees in the UK. I am qualified to degree level and earn 5.10 an hour. I will soon retrain to teach in the 16-plus...
May I congratulate Caroline D'Arcy on achieving her NVQ qualification after a lot of hard work (Letters, 20 September).