All it will take to enjoy the benefits of being self-employed is a bit of paperwork. Jasmine Birtles explains Not all nannies and other childcarers have one employer and one place of work. Some are...
The hourly funding rate paid by the Government to local authorities for the three-and four-year-old entitlements will rise by 17p an hour in most local authority areas in England from April, the...
More legal requirements for the employment of childcare staff are outlined in our series on the EYFS framework by Laura Henry. The 'suitable people' requirement in the Statutory Framework for the...
Children from black and minority ethnic communities are being inappropriately used as interpreters by support services staff that work with children and families, according to a new report published...
Children could find money in a sock with an art competition being run by the Starlight Children's Foundation, which supports the terminally-ill. Children in the age categories of three to seven years,...
In 'Musical Statues', when one child could not stand, everyone danced on their backs on the floor, says Jane Muir. Here she reviews books on inclusive play In Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach,...
The emergence of the Conservative Party's plan to give state funding to Montessori and Steiner schools if it wins the next election is surprising, to say the least (see News, page 3).
It is amazing to think that the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education project began in 1997, and has just reported on outcomes at age 16 for the children it has followed (see our feature on...
A luxury Edinburgh nursery that was ordered to liquidate after amassing huge debts has found a buyer, safeguarding the jobs of 15 staff.
Children's growing feet are vulnerable to ill-fitting shoes and infections. Maggie Jones gives tips on taking care of them