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The incredible pace of change within the early years and childcare sector is once again revealed in a major report this week (see News, page 4). But with its good news of continuing growth come...
One in five children aged under eight now have access to a registered childcare place, according to Ofsted - but increased provision has also led to falling occupancy levels in day nurseries and...
Sunscreen with a protective factor of SPF 15 is not strong enough to protect children and adults against sunburn and the risk of skin cancer, a medical journal has warned.
While the early years sector awaits the arrival of Government goodies such as the Workforce Strategy, Tax-free Childcare and the full implementation of the 30 free hours for three- and four-year-olds,...
The news that neither early years nor playwork have succeeded in their bids to be one of the trailblazer Sector Skills Councils (see page 4) is not a terribly encouraging start to the new year, when...
It's hard to remember when a Government appointment was met with quite such an enthusiastic welcome. The news that Lesley Staggs has become the first-ever national director of the Foundation Stage is...
A recent Institute of Education report confirmed that daycare is good for children, ensuring that they are more 'school ready' than those cared for by grandparents (News, 12 February).
Childminders should be left in no doubt about their importance to the Government's National Childcare Strategy after this week's announcement of a 20m scheme to support new entrants to the profession...
Making teaching an elitist profession is likely to fall short of the desirable mark.
Ofsted's quarterly statistics on the number of registered childcare providers and places in England have always given a really useful snapshot of trends in the early years sector.