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After years of campaigning by school support staff and their unions, education secretary Alan Johnson has essentially put the stamp of approval on the creation of a national pay structure (see News,...
Margaret Hodge's appointment as minister for children continued to attract a barrage of criticism last week from the press and opposition MPs (see News, page 4). One unfortunate consequence of the...
After many years of lobbying by childcare organisations, the Government's proposals to extend tax breaks for employer-supported childcare look set to make significant advances (see News, page 4). Tax...
Next month, the Government begins a double advertising and marketing drive about early years education and childcare. On the one hand, it is renewing its efforts to persuade more people, particularly...
In the first of a four-part series, Rachel Buckler, a trainer and consultant specialising in safeguarding, looks at ways to strengthen safe practices in the early years workforce.
Funding for the 15-hour free entitlement for all three- and four-year-olds will continue, Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed in his speech outlining the Government's Comprehensive Spending...
At last the ten-year strategy for childcare has been unveiled by Chancellor Gordon Brown (see News, page 4). The 90-odd pages of Choice for parents, the best start for children contain much of...
The introduction of child tagging technology in nurseries around the UK does not have quite the same sinister undertones as the use of internet cameras, but it does seem to be a gimmick at best and to...
Nord Anglia has appointed a new managing director to run its nurseries division. Simon Cashmore takes up the post on 15 November, replacing Tracey Storey who resigned in August (News, 25 August). Mr...