Some food for thought in your professional career Contemporary Issues in the Early Years
The number of disadvantaged two-year-olds registered for 15-hour childcare is now the lowest ever, according to the latest official statistics, while the number of children of working parents...
There is no doubt that the internet has changed all our lives. The childcare sector may have been slow to adopt new technology, but nearly all early years professionals are now using the web to find...
The conclusions of the Good Childhood Inquiry's final report are not borne out in early years settings' practice, argues Pat Gordon-Smith.
Early years practitioners need to know how to deal with a child who has diabetes, says Jody Blake, information manager at Wellchild.
There has been a sharp increase in the number of apprentices signing up for Level 3 Early Years Educator (EYE) since the GCSE rule change, a Nursery World analysis shows.
Discounts on their own childcare are a perk that can keep good nursery staff with an employer, says Mary Evans
You don't what you've got 'til it's gone. This might be the future verdict on the Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships, as control of planning and delivery of new childcare places moves...
The tricky issue of what to tell young children about Father Christmas is hotly debated in this week's Special Report, 'The real thing?' (pages 10-11). Child psychologists and childcare experts remain...
How can settings best support the particular maths development needs of three-year-olds, asks Judith Dancer in the fourth part of this series