What does the CWDC aim to achieve with its new level 3 qualification and what does the sector think of it? Karen Faux takes a closer look.
With subsidised fees, community nurseries are able to make childcare more accessible. But they need secure funding, says Anne Wiltsher
The Government's proposal to require all childcare staff to be qualified to level 3 sounds laudable, but is it really such a good idea? Mary Evans seeks out views across the sector.
Children and their carers can get in the Christmas spirit with the popular purple dinosaur Barney. In his new video, 'Barney's Christmas Star', Barney and his friends learn about festive traditions...
The Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification (EYE) will be reviewed by the national education awarding organisation NCFE in the summer.
MPs will today debate whether to extend the 15-hour childcare entitlement to working parents of children from the age of nine months.
Awarding body CACHE is lobbying colleges to help gather support for a new two-year diploma at level 3, in response to concerns raised by training providers and employers that the new CWDC Diploma for...
After five years of delays, the new Level 3 early years apprenticeship standard is finally here. So what’s new? Hannah Crown looks at the end-point assessment
One London local authority is considering allowing some early years providers to delay extending the free entitlement to 15 hours until April 2011, Nursery World has learned.