Remembering the Islington nursery workers strike 40 years on
Forty years ago this month, a group of nursery workers went on strike.
Forty years ago this month, a group of nursery workers went on strike.
Student Rachel Wall, studying Early Childhood Studies at the University of Derby, discusses...
The Department for Education (DfE) has today launched a new consultation to consider ways in which...
Ofsted has accused organisations and individuals profiting from inspection preparation of creating...
Two surveys show that many settings will not be able to offer parents places for the extended...
Job vacancies for early years practitioners have risen by 146 per cent since before the Covid-19...
Following recent changes designed to make EY apprenticeships more attractive, Karen Hart looks at...
Imogen Edmunds, managing director of Redwing Solutions, which specialises in HR for early years...
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co is predicting more consolidation among nursery...
Early years professionals explain what they want the sector, and their own operations, to achieve in...
The Childbase Partnership is launching a scheme in January to reward employees for a perfect...
The latest DfE Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey shows the number of early years providers...
Ofsted outlines why giving all children ‘the best start in life’ is leading its strategic...
Catherine Gaunt spoke to Wendy Ratcliff, Ofsted's Principal Officer for Early Education, about the...
Katy Morton analyses changes coming down the track and garners opinion on the wider implications.
The sector will need 27,500 staff to meet increased demand when the extended entitlement comes in,...
The chief executive of Family First, along with two other directors, have left the nursery group.
With the first two cohorts of students now having completed the T Level in Education and Early...
The number of graduate early years teachers in England has dropped by 77 per cent over the last nine...
Lillie Hart, nursery manager at Jesters Day Nursery and Pre-school in Beaulieu.
Ofsted has published the second part of its early years research review, which aims to support...
The TUC is calling for a ‘comprehensive’ strategy for the care workforce in England as new analysis...
Our new columnist, Imogen Edmunds, managing director of Redwing Solutions, which specialises in HR...
Cross-party MPs are warning the Government has more work to do with its incoming childcare policies...
Jenny Oldham, age 25, on how she became deputy manager of Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery in St Ives,...
The number of disadvantaged two-year-olds registered for 15-hour childcare is now the lowest ever,...
Early years educators are struggling with their workload, with over a fifth reporting that they...
The workforce across the OECD is ‘struggling to keep up’ with the demand for childcare places,...
Early years organisations, experts and consultants are worried that Government proposals on changes...
Our panel discuss the issue of vaping and whether members of early years staff should be allowed to...
Community, which represents early years professionals, is launching its Early Years Charter, which...
Around 7 in 10 nurseries and childminders have had to cut spending on food, materials and equipment...
The Childbase Partnership, which owns and manages 44 nurseries, has been named as one of the top 40...
A survey looking at the wellbeing of early years staff, workload and recent Government policy...
Busy Bees’ Altrincham setting has been rated inadequate after inspectors found children were left to...
A model of professional development in Barnsley, where settings choose a project to participate in,...
Sector leaders and experts have welcomed the Chancellor’s focus on childcare reform in the Budget,...
Sector organisations have welcomed Treasury plans to increase funding for childcare by £4 billion,...
The childcare sector is in crisis. The issues are complex. We need realistic solutions, and we need...
New findings show that many people aren't aware of how low wages are for staff working in early...
There has been a ‘sharp drop’ in the number of available childcare places across England over the...
Ofsted is expanding its curriculum unit to include two new leads for early education.
Agency staff are a vital resource for many settings, but using them can pose difficulties. By Jo...
Early childhood platform Famly has launched a new hub of articles, videos and webinars providing...
Teachers in the National Education Union will go on strike tomorrow (1 February) after talks with...
Our panel discusses how settings can ensure staff are always engaged with children – rather than...
The Education Development Trust's programme director explains how Phase 3 of the DfE's Early Years...
Teachers who are members of the largest teaching union in the UK are to strike over pay in England...
A protest has been organised for the early years sector in London in two months' time.
New DfE statistics reveal between 2018 and 2022, that the number of early years providers has fallen...