16 Feb 2012 News
England is failing its young children on 'a grand scale' as the gap between poor and rich widens, according to a landmark report. New figures out to mark the second anniversary of the release of the Marmot Review Fair Society,.....
13 Feb 2012 News
It’s the year of the Olympics and with an exciting year of sport ahead, what better way to get pre-schoolers interested in sport and charity than by taking part in Sport Relief. Supported by Waybuloo, the early years’ activity day.....
10 Feb 2012 News
The ability of families to be able to set up their own business is the motivation behind a True North Productions programme soon to enter development, to be broadcast on Channel 4. The production company are appealing for families.....
01 Dec 2011 News
The education sector has warmly welcomed Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement of a £650 programme that will be aimed towards ensuring that children from the poorest homes have access to at least 15 hours of free childcare a week......
09 Nov 2011 News
Education inspectorate Ofsted have recently reported that a fall in childminders in England has finally begun to reverse, with figures now showing an increase since September of last year. However, still no ground has been made in.....
29 Sep 2011 News
Estyn, the Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales, this month released its ‘Outdoor Learning’ evaluation, based upon observations of children under 5 years of age. The study looked to establish the results of investment.....
25 Aug 2011 News
Our new sister site caredata.co.uk is an unrivalled research tool for businesses that rely on the nursery and early years childcare sectors for product placement and longevity, providing in-depth information of the customer base that.....
08 Aug 2011 News
Despite education standards falling under the spotlight, after a report released last week showed how more and more children are struggling with the ‘three Rs’ and are believed to be dragging down both pupils and teacher ambitions,.....
09 Jun 2011 News
Throughout its argument for deficit reduction and the resulting public sector cuts, the Coalition Government has often defended its actions through questioning our responsibility to upcoming generations, upon whom it would be unfair.....
18 Apr 2011 News
The Early Years Foundation Stage, subject to an Ofsted report published in February, has been judged in a positive light, complimented for having supported the childcare sector in driving up improvements and aiding quality, leading.....
31 Jan 2011 News
2010 was an eventful year and for many sectors, including childcare, looks likely to signal a change of direction, with the Coalition Government clearly being keen on playing a reforming role during its early years. Aside from the.....
29 Nov 2010 News
Education standards and early learning is another subject on which Coalition MPs are looking to highlight the failures of 13 years of Labour Government. As key early years policies are being developed, the Conservatives and Liberal.....
26 Oct 2010 News
Last Wednesday childcare was, along with social care for the elderly, one of the priorities of the Coalition Government’s spending review, which otherwise came with the message that ‘everyone will contribute’ to paying off the ‘black.....
27 Sep 2010 News
Helen Goodman, the shadow work and pensions minister, has defended the last Labour’s Government’s child poverty strategy, during a speech at this week’s Labour Conference, though admitted that more should be done in particular to.....
24 Sep 2010 News
Earning credit for political decisions seems to be an ever more complicated task in the current climate, with no issue sacrosanct from the venom of opposing parties regardless of whether recent times had seen them become the subject.....