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Talks between Unison and employers aimed at resolving the nursery nurse dispute in Scotland ended in dead- lock last week (3 June) without reaching an agreement on pay. The employers' organisation,...
Measures are being introduced to safeguard school playing fields in England. From now on local education authorities will only be allowed to sell off playing fields for redevelopment if the sports and...
Local councils in Scotland should pay nursery nurses a fairer wage now that they have been given a 382m funding boost from the Scottish Executive, says the public sector union Unison. A Unison...
MSPs are calling on the Scottish Executive to produce a ten-year strategy for early years to ensure that local authorities have clear plans for developing the sector. On Wednesday the Scottish...
6 June Muscles and minds: Outdoor play in the early years An Association of Advisers for Under Eights and their Families study day presented by Marjorie Ouvery, author of Exercising Muscles and Minds.
A controversial database holding contact details for every child in England was launched on Monday, following several delays prompted by security fears.
A close relationship with key children is essential in a holistic approach to planning, and creates a fertile learning ground Many early years practitioners struggle with planning for under-threes,...
The early years sector is heading for huge financial struggles along with changes to the EYFS that many believe will be detrimental
By Robin Harris, communications manager, Social Enterprise London An often-repeated statistic is that for every one child receiving adequate childcare provision in the UK, there are six who are not....
One of the key findings of recent Effective Provision of Pre-school Education (EPPE) research (Technical Paper 10, DfES/Institute of Education, 2003, London) is that, 'Good outcomes for children are...