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The what, when and how guide to the Government's childcare reform proposals
SPONSORED CONTENT Differentiating your offering and staying ahead of the curve is ‘critical’ in today’s marketplace, discovers Nicole Weinstein as she talks to nursery businesses driving forward...
By Richard Reeves, director of futures at the Industrial Society At a nursery attended by my eldest son, the good news was that there was a male member of staff, but the bad news was that many parents...
Private and voluntary sector providers are often quoted as calling for a 'level playing field' with state-funded childcare. This week there's good news and bad news - some bits of the field appear to...
A leading academic has claimed that the Government's policy of allowing childcare provision to be driven by market forces has led to appalling standards in some private nurseries in deprived areas.
As a building block of learning to read, phonics should be taught during everyday fun activities There can be no doubt that phonics is an essential part of learning to read. However, it is important...
A benchmark plan to bring together research at the forefront of early years thinking and policy began with the launch of three initial reports last week.
Literacy is linked to a specific body of knowledge and skills, so practitioners should focus on helping children to acquire these essentials, says Vicky Hutchin.
As the Government's diverse goals for childcare are invited to come under the Sure Start banner, how many of them are expected to be achieved? Julian Grenier considers the issues facing the new unit...