9 November 2006
Cornish company Happy Days has grown into a profitable,
17-strong chain over 15 years. Mary Evans finds out the secret of its success
Secondary school teacher Sarah Karkeek was so...
9 November 2006
Websites are a key marketing tool for most nursery
chains. Annette Rawstrone explains why and looks at how it's done An internet
presence is regarded as essential for the majority...
9 November 2006
Most nursery chains insist their staff don a corporate
uniform for work, our survey reveals. Melanie Defries finds out why Vicky
Pollard, the 'Little Britain' tracksuit-wearing, heavily made-up chav teenager,...
9 November 2006
Active Learning has ambitious plans for expansion as it
seeks to reinvent the sector. Laura Marcus reports The entrepreneurial team
behind Active Learning are looking to raise the bar for...
9 November 2006
While the Irish market booms, the growth in places and
settings among the largest players in the UKis pretty much at a standstill,
finds Catherine Gaunt The fortunes of the...
9 November 2006
The Irish economy is booming and demand for childcare
high. Simon Vevers explores the challenges faced as the sector expands Falling
occupancy may be a central issue in the UK...
9 November 2006
A debate in the House of Lords last week flagged up the
shortage of speech and language therapists in children's services (see News,
page 6). It is not that there...
9 November 2006
Plans for an integrated qualifications framework (IQF)
for the children's workforce were fleshed out last week, but questions remain
over the timetable for its implementation and the extent to which...
9 November 2006
The number of nurseries providing sessional care across
England is continuing to fall, according to the latest figures published by
Ofsted. Quarterly data shows there were 9,700 registered providers offering...
9 November 2006
All children's centres should have a strong link to
JobCentre Plus to help lift families out of poverty, the Government's child
poverty tsar said last week. Lisa Harker, who was...