Scotland's largest nursery chain, Careshare, has tightened its monitoring of staff:child ratios after the Care Commission upheld nine complaints by parents against six of its nurseries over the past...
A report from the Early Intervention Foundation has highlighted good practice in 20 'pioneering places' for joint health and education working.
In the 12 months since Nursery Chains was last published, nursery groups have been living with the twin challenges of implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage and the economic crisis.
Having worked for the past 11 years in a variety of schools as a teaching assistant from Key Stage 1 to 4, it is clear that some schools are much further behind in the development of support staff...
The autumn term has started, so get back to the books! Childcare expert and former nanny Tracy Hogg has followed up her hit first book with an equally useful guide, Secrets of the Baby Whisperer for...
The Code of Practice for the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds is published today, giving parents the right for the first time to ask their local authority to find them free childcare...
Qualification Open University Specialist Teacher Assistant Certificate course is a distance learning undergraduate level 1 course worth 60 credit points, aimed at teaching assistants working in...
National Sure Start month has seen plenty to celebrate. However, the concerns of the early years sector have also been evident, with extended schools the top cause of worry. Last week's Nursery World...
Role play presents the perfect opportunity for children happily to develop mathematical thinking When planning to develop a role-play area, practitioners tend to concentrate on resources that will...