The Community and Youth Workers' Union (CYWU) is holding a series of regional conferences entitled 'Pay up for Play' which call for higher pay for playworkers. Salaries for playworkers range from the...
Seventy per cent of children centres managed as clusters, or as 'hub and spoke' models, were rated as 'requires improvement' under the new inspection framework.
Childcare costs in England have risen on average by almost 10 per cent over the past year, according to a survey by the Daycare Trust. A telephone survey of 140 out of 150 children's information...
Careful observation of PSED should be a key consideration when assessing children's progress, says Marion Dowling.
Educational therapist Andrea Clifford Poston answers your queries about child behaviour Q The three-year-old child whom I care for coped well with the arrival of her new brother six months ago. She...
The Thomas Coram Early Childhood Centre is part of a unique campus of services for young children in central London. Bernadette Duffy, the Centre's head, is still clearly excited by the possibilities...
AREAS OF LEARNING Nursery Topics - Animals covers all six areas of learning in the Foundation Stage curriculum in England, but it can be easily adapted to suit the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish...
The planned expansion of the childcare sector in England could be held back by the combination of low pay and increasing demands for staff by other public sector employers , a major Government report...
One in ten of this country's population is left-handed, which makes it important to recognise the left-handers in your setting and cater for their needs accordingly Classroom equipment
Educational therapist Andrea Clifford Poston answers your queries about child behaviour Q Can you help with a four-year-old in my class whose grandfather died suddenly several weeks ago? His mother...