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A former Home Office minister has slammed as ‘scandalous’ news that childminders are struggling to launch their businesses because of long delays with criminal records checks.
Let's not risk boring spaces By Bernard Spiegal, principle of Playlink No negligence claims have been lodged against local authorities for inducing boredom in children, limiting their imaginations, or...
It is rare indeed to find a good news story about wages and conditions for early years professionals, but the Nottinghamshire nursery nurse pay deal appears to be just that. Our Special Report,...
New evidence reveals the marked difference in funding that private and voluntary nurseries and maintained providers receive from local authorities for the free early years entitlement.
An extension of free nursery education, an out-of-school childcare place for all three- to 14-year-olds and increased maternity leave and childcare tax credits are key elements of the Government's...
Local authorities will be able to access Government funding to improve facilities and create more school places for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities.
At the conference in London on encouraging helpful parental practices to replace smacking (News, 17 October), I was thoroughly entertained by children from Carr Manor High School in Leeds. Their...
I think a registration fee is an acceptable thing to pay to place your child on the nursery register of your choice, as it is a safeguard for the families involved and the nursery (News, 23 May). It...
The National Day Nurseries Association has launched a one-year programme with Sure Start to help private nurseries and local authorities work together to develop children's centres. The Government has...
My congratulations to Nursery World on its 85th anniversary. Nursery World is so good that we bought it twice! Michael Heseltine looks back at Nursery World's history with Haymarket