Karen Hart explains how Standard 5 asks practitioners to evidence and meet the specific needs of individual children
Dr Lala Manners takes issue with the lack of emphasis given to physical development in the new EYE qualifications
All newly qualified Level 2 and 3 entrants to the early years workforce must have a paediatric first-aid (PFA) certificate within three months of starting work in order to be included in ratios.
Training company PBD has introduced a new higher qualification for childminders, in response to demand from the sector for a specialist childminding qualification.
The new Level 2 early years practitioner qualifications criteria have been welcomed by the sector for 'raising the bar'.
For the first time early years and childcare practitioners will be able to undertake a specialist early years Level 5 QCF qualification designed primarily for people working full-time in an early...
In part 2 of her series on social interactions, Caroline Vollans explains how children can be supported to behave positively
For mother of three Debra Kinsey, the NVQ 2 in Early Years Care and Education proved a flexible way to study. 'At the time of taking the course I was working as an assistant in a pre-school and my...