Children's behaviour problems put some families' homes in jeopardy, but a new form of intervention is turning them around, says Annette Rawstrone.
The North West is developing fast. Find out what it's like for a childcarer to live and work there, as Mary Evans discovers, and see the jobs from p35.
Jackie Basquill is an early years lecturer at Edge Hill University whose role includes assessment during the validation process for EYPS. Here she describes how a student on the full-time pathway...
A recent report in the education press claimed 'yet another year of improvement across the board' following the Government's release of the EYFS results for last year. What was not mentioned was the...
To prepare for the roll-out of funded two-year-old places to 20 per cent of two-year-olds from September 2013, the Department for Education (DfE) funded ten trial areas from September 2012 to March...
More than 20 current Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) providers will be unable to bid to run the course from 2012 under the tendering process for the new three-year contract.
Parents want more say about tax credits and family benefits, according to the first survey from an online venture launched by the Family and Parenting Institute to coincide with Parents' Week (20-26...
Of the 314 early years and primary school staff that took part in online learning journal Tapestry’s survey, 20 per cent said they never invite children to contribute to their own learning.
I must write after reading 'An insider's dim view' (Letters, 8 February). I have worked in childcare for more than 40 years and always endeavoured to provide the best possible care. I have owned my...
Think big for science learning with April Jones, director of Computer Kids Recently we reviewed the Intel Play QX3 Computer Microscope ('Larger than life', Nursery World, 20 June). Almost all nursery...