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(Photograph) - We have been asked to clarify the rules for those entering the 'Blue's Clues' competition (News, 15 November). All settings in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are invited...
Managers of half the playgroups in England hold a childcare or education qualification at only NVQ level 2 or under, a major study funded by the Department for Education and Employment has found. The...
Nurseries looking to improve training could start with a skills broker. Training specialists Chris and Sally Eaton explain how it works. Train to Gain is a funding stream that growing numbers of...
By Maureen Smith and Yvonne Nolan, co-founders of Duo Consulting, and developers of the new APEL qualification APEL Level 3 Certificate in work with children(Early Years or Playwork), Unit 2: reflect...
Thousands of early years and childcare workers are currently unable to undertake a Level 5 qualification in childcare because there is no Government funding available to them.
by Karen Constable (Routledge, £27.99)
Nursery nurses who qualified more than 18 years ago have been assured that they will not have to re-take their qualifications in order to keep working in the early years sector. The assurance was...
An awarding body, training providers, colleges and nursery owners are united in their opinion that new GCSE rules designed to improve standards aren't working. Hannah Crown investigates.
The number of children living in poverty in the UK is set to rise dramatically by 600,000 by 2013, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
Two of the three nurseries Bolton College runs are facing closure due to cuts in its Government funding for 2013/14.