While some out-of-school clubs have never needed to raise funds, others are struggling to survive. Simon Vevers looks at why funding arrangements mean some clubs face closure and how this will affect...
Our panel of early years setting leaders explain how they observe job candidates’ skills at interacting and engaging with children. By Gabriella Jozwiak
The apprenticeship levy comes into force today, at a time of unprecedented uncertainty over apprenticeships in the early years sector.
Headteacher Alison Peacock argues that the teaching profession should respond courageously to the draft curriculum by enhancing it with a richly diverse and irresistible school curriculum that builds...
Naomi Eisenstadt, Graham Allen MP and representatives from Ofsted and the DfE will be speaking at a conference on the future of early years provision this October,
One in five parents in the UK have forgotten how to play with their children, according to a study of 2,000 parents and 2,000 children, aged from five to 15.
In reply to Kim Welsh's argument (In my view, 3 March), I too feel that while there is much to be said for the Government's ten-year strategy for childcare, there are also many flaws. Can all these...
Nottinghamshire's recent pay award is an encouraging precedent for nursery nurses seeking better pay and conditions. Mary Evans reports
Now in its fifth year, the Nursery World Outdoor Challenge proved as popular as ever in 2007, with hundreds of entries pouring in for the chance to win a share of 13,000 of prizes and advice. The...