14 January 2004
Childminders in England have warmly welcomed Ofsted's decision to keep their personal details private by putting only their registration number and postcode with their inspection reports on its website.
14 January 2004
Fewer than two in five nanny agencies in the UK bother to vet nannies properly before putting them forward to parents as potential employees, according to a survey by the...
14 January 2004
Government encouragement of employer-subsidised childcare has been given a warm welcome in the sector, but does it go far enough? Simon Vevers reports...
14 January 2004
Pre-school education centres are to be given new guidelines on nutrition as part of a scheme to reduce child obesity in Scotland.
14 January 2004
Can young trainees really be counted as staff? Mary Evans looks at the issues and examples of current nursery practice...
14 January 2004
UK play specialist Jo Tyrrell explains how she helped one hospital in South Africa take the first step towards using play as therapy and preparation for treatments...
