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More than 3,000 childminders have left the profession in the last six months.
The Government's aim of having every early years practitioner qualified to at least Level 3 by 2015 is looking far from achievable, given the funding crisis for childcare work-based courses and...
Mr Churchley previously owned a group of 12 nurseries, which he sold to Busy Bees in 2014. He was deputy chair of the NDNA from 2000–2005.
Take-up of the funded two-year-old offer might be at an all-time high– but eligibility for the benefit is lower than ever, says IFS senior research economist, Christine Farquharson.
By a registered childminder Nearly a year ago, a blood test found my daughter had Type 2 diabetes. She had had packed lunches for most of her primary school life but decided 18 months before leaving...
It's hard to believe that it's already the last week of the summer holidays, with hopes for some hot, sunny days fading fast! More importantly, for early years practitioners, the start of September...
So, 2009 has arrived, and with it comes the realisation that it could be a very tough year all round.
The case of Vanessa George, the Plymouth nursery worker accused of child abuse and making and distributing indecent images of young children, has shocked and horrified the early years sector (see...
Reading the whole of the Code of Practice for Free Early Years Provision is enough to give anybody a headache - particularly, of course, if you are a private or voluntary sector setting or in a local...
While the number of total childcare places has been rising in recent years, the sharp decline in the ranks of childminders has gone almost unnoticed (see News, page 4).