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I am delighted to be writing this as the new president of the National Childminding Association (NCMA). I have worked with the organisation during its 30-year history and have seen first hand how the...
Ofsted's first national analysis of childcare provision since taking over its inspection and regulation in September 2001 seems to show cause for optimism about quality, with improvements being made...
Accessible, affordable, high-quality childcare has been the mantra of this Government, but two news stories this week highlight how far this has to go before it is within reach of all parents (see...
The 'Match It!' series of six books from Picthall and Gunzi can help young children to develop counting, reading and communication skills in the form of a fun game challenging them to recognise and...
The issue of pay - the low levels - in the early years and childcare sector is never far from the top of people's minds, and, whatever the effect of the Transformation Fund money on salaries, one...
The need for good speaking, listening and communication skills in the early years has, rightly, shot up the agenda in recent years, with the Bercow Report and the Every Child a Talker programme.
'I've done it,' says Melissa Blewitt, who qualified from University College, Chichester as an Advanced Early Years Specialist last month. Qualifying was the good news. The bad news is she can't find a...
What price universal childcare? As publication of the Government's ten-year plan looms, various lobbying organisations have been coming up with some firm figures for the funding needed to make the...