Are nannies about to become an endangered species? That is one interpretation that could be put on the Budget proposal last week that parents be eligible to claim childcare tax credit for registered...
Well done to Sunderland nursery nurse Gina Smith for grasping the latest tool of democracy and putting a petition calling for national pay scales for nursery nurses and teaching assistants on the...
The early years sector has a last opportunity to comment on Birth to 5 Matters before the final document is launched next month.
To register your interest in the Pre-School Learning Alliance's latest campaign, 'Feeding Young Imaginations', please call 020 7833 0991 - not the mobile numbers printed in Nursery World on page 5, 1...
Education secretary Ruth Kelly attracted some positive attention last week when she declared that she was kindly disposed to considering the introduction of national pay scales for teaching assistants...
For years, Nursery World has campaigned for the registration of nannies, both for the safety of children and the quality of their care and so that parents can qualify for tax credits to help pay for...
Another week, another consultation - this time on the Government's plans for collection of 'individual child-level' information from providers funded to deliver nursery education to three- and...
The Scottish Executive has put up for consultation its ambitious plans for Scotland's early years workforce, with new management qualifications, higher numbers of graduate-level staff and a single...
The Government's proposals to track pre-school children with parents in jail, on the grounds that they are at a higher risk of becoming criminals themselves, have been met with concern by childcare...