29 July 2004
A guide outlining key areas of the law and how it
affects parents and their families has been published by the National Family
and Parenting Institute. Is It Legal? -...
29 July 2004
A company that offers parents emergency back-up for
when their childcare arrangements fall through has joined forces with the NHS
to offer a similar service for its employees. eezofminders, which...
29 July 2004
A specialist school providing the once-controversial
approach of conductive education for disabled children has won a glowing report
from Ofsted inspectors. The National Institute of Conductive Education in
Birmingham is...
29 July 2004
(Photograph) - Kamlesh Singh introduces Olivia Bartlett
to Asian culture during a multicultural afternoon for childminders and their
charges in Goole, east Yorkshire. The event was organised by East Riding...
29 July 2004
Plans to restructure the Ofsted inspection service over
the next three years have been welcomed by the Pre-School Learning Alliance
(PLA). The Improving Ofsted programme, designed to deliver savings of...
29 July 2004
Is the Government over-stocking the pool of childcare
places and making it harder for private providers to survive? Simon Vevers
reports When Margaret Hodge addresses a conference in September on...
29 July 2004
Early years practitioners had their eyes opened to what
artistic activity means to children when they devised a shared project and
staged an exhibition of it. Early years consultant Wendy...
29 July 2004
A new level three qualification combines active
learning with reflective practice. Mary Evans finds out what it's all about
CACHE and High/Scope UK have joined forces to develop a new...
29 July 2004
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:...
29 July 2004
Staff at Scott Hall Early Years Centre in Leeds were
motivated to find ways of developing outdoor learning opportunities for active
three-and four-year-olds in their large outside area We wanted...