<P>The Government is going to have to make up its mind what to prioritise if the neediest children are to gain from early years services, says Vidhya Alakeson </P>
The principles that should underpin putting the Early Years Foundation Stage into practice are set out by Julie Fisher in this excerpt from the revised edition of Starting from the Child.
Nurseries may be forced to increase their fees to cope with the increase in VAT, early years organisations have warned.
Andy McKechnie, managing director of Securaccom 'The building controls on modular buildings used to be more lenient than traditional build, but they are now exactly the same so they have become more...
A new report claims that budget cuts in some local authorities in Wales are undermining the delivery of programmes for disadvantaged children.
All educators should take note of an early literacy system now used in Northern Ireland. Wendy Scott and Janet Moyles spent two days in Belfast observing this new approach.
Keep your skills up to date with our pick of the summer and autumn courses that focus on the early years, by Simon Vevers Art
Can anyone please explain to me why it is that nursery managers have to be qualified to at least level 3 standard (soon to change, as we know), with a number of years of experience under their belt,...
A legal challenge, a PR campaign and a working group were mooted as solutions to raise the profile of unsustainable childcare funding with the public, in crunch talks last week.
Childcare leaders have said they are ‘in danger of being demonised’ by the Government over funding for the 30 hours.