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Childminders should be left in no doubt about their importance to the Government's National Childcare Strategy after this week's announcement of a 20m scheme to support new entrants to the profession...
Ofsted's report into the performance of Early Excellence Centres (News, page 6, last week) has highlighted some problems with leadership and management, an issue that is examined further in this...
The frustration of English nursery owners over long delays in criminal records checks for new employees is evident. The situation in England looks to be not half so bad as that in Scotland, however...
Who better than a nanny to write an expert's childcare book? Miss Poppy, aka Elaine Addison, has more than 18 years of experience as a nanny in Britain and America, and her clientele has included...
Cold weather is here, but babies are still on the go. Sunshine Kids offers three flexible baby feeding aids. Warm 'n' Go can heat up milk bottles and food by being plugged into a car's cigarette...
Ask any nursery or pre-school manager what they dislike about their job and it's the bureaucracy and paperwork that usually top the list. Everybody accepts that a certain amount is necessary to...
Congratulations to the nursery nurses of Hounslow, London, who have fought off the threat of cuts to their jobs in reception classes proposed by the council (see News, page 9). In the very short time...
One result of our society moving to a more service-based economy is that demand for childcare outside the traditional working day grows. A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that...
Being eco-friendly need not be considered a luxury in these hard economic times. In fact it can confer major operational and financial benefits, says Matt Roper, CEO of supplier Green Buying.