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BIG ISSUE: Men in childcare

All the latest news and views on moves to attract more men to working with young children.

Will fresh initiatives to increase the proportion of males in childcare have a significant effect?

Men in childcare: Group to fight 'sexist' discrimination

Men in childcare: Group to fight 'sexist' discrimination

A day care nursery stakeholders group has been set up to tackle...

 
Parents want men in nurseries but male school leavers 'not interested' in childcare

Parents want men in nurseries but male school leavers 'not interested' in childcare

New research has found that while the majority of parents are in...

 

Providers group to research men in childcare

The question of why so few men choose childcare as a career...

 
New calls to end discrimination against male childcarers

New calls to end discrimination against male childcarers

The head of a leading nursery chain is calling for urgent collective...

 
Positive relationships: Let's talk about ... men in childcare

Subscriber content Positive relationships: Let's talk about ... men in childcare

Are attitudes really changing towards employing men in nurseries? Annette Rawstrone spoke...

 
New twist to male recruitment drive

New twist to male recruitment drive

A local authority that has been campaigning to get more men into...

 
Men attracted by recruitment drive

Men attracted by recruitment drive

A campaign to encourage more men to work in early education and...

 
Work Matters: Management Focus - Motivating men to work in early years

Subscriber content Work Matters: Management Focus - Motivating men to work in early years

A Scottish programme to recruit men into childcare has been successfully adopted...

 
Work Matters: Management Focus - Men in childcare - Spreading the word

Subscriber content Work Matters: Management Focus - Men in childcare - Spreading the word

Childcare professionals and settings are taking part first-hand in a county-wide campaign...

 

Local council is encouraging men into childcare

A campaign to encourage more men to work in early education and...

 

Training for engaging with men

Fathers Plus offers a range of training programmes designed to help those...

 

Men welcome at nursery

A new recruit makes up a quartet of men working in a...

 
Nursery Management: Male staff - It's men's work

Subscriber content Nursery Management: Male staff - It's men's work

Many mothers are keen to see more males working in early years...

 

Opinion: To the point - Why it's not about men

We should value our work for its own sake, says Julian Grenier

 

Parents want to see more men in nursery

More than half of all parents using childcare would like to see...

 

Parents want to see men in the nursery, says CWDC

More than half of all parents using childcare would like to see...

 

Stereotyped image linked to low pay in childcare sector

The stereotyped image of childcare workers as female and vocational-minded rather than...

 

Opinion: To the point - Where did the men go?

The state must do more to welcome men into childcare, says Alan...

 

Recruitment: Men get on their bikes to promote childcare work

Children at the Violet Melchett Children's Centre in Chelsea, London, last week...

 

Men in childcare: A matter of opinion

Some arguments about men working in childcare need to be challenged, says...

 
 
 
 
 

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EYFS review - all the details

EYFS review - all the details

Get all the latest plus background on the Government's reform of the Early Years Foundation Stage

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