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I would like to point out to your readers that, contrary to Sue Thorne's comments (Letters, 15 November), there is a great deal of free childcare training available. Following many Government...
Parents of young children have been warned that they are likely to face a shortage of available holiday childcare this Easter because many providers are struggling to recruit qualified staff.
This season offers endless opportunities to extend children's learning in the great outdoors and we have plenty of resources to help you make the most of your summer activities. Many nurseries and...
Training providers should be more tightly controlled, the National Day Nurseries Association has said in its response to the Government's review on early years qualifications, amid concerns that...
There are a dozen words that strike fear into a nanny employer's heart - 'I'm not feeling well and I can't come in to work today'. For many working mothers this message over the phone means an...
Why has the recent proposal to extend the national curriculum to include the Foundation Stage got early years experts up in arms? Mary Evans asks them
First-hand experience: what matters to children. By Rich, D, Casanova, D, Dixon, A, Drummond, M-J, Durrant, A and Myer, C (Rich Learning Opportunitites, 0-9549683-0-1, 25 inc UK p&p from...
The training arm of the Scottish Independent Nurseries Association has been sold to the training company Experiential Play. The company is run by SINA director Alice Sharp, who has managed SINA's...
In this true story, an experienced nanny tells Helen Kewley about how a false accusation blackened her reputation with employment agencies 'I couldn't believe what had just happened to me. As I sat in...
Disquiet among teachers and early years practitioners over the transition between the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 has been noted in two reports for the Government. The Foundation Stage Profile...