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Quality of provision rising in education and daycare

27 August 2008, Nursery World

The latest Ofsted review has found steady improvements in the quality of early years education and childcare provision in daycare settings year-on-year.

Ofsted chief: fewer nurseries fail inspections

27 August 2008, Nursery World

Just 3 per cent of early years providers failed their inspections in the past three years, Ofsted's children's director Michael Hart stressed in an exclusive interview with Nursery World as...

Children's Centre Focus - North Woolwich Children's Centre

27 August 2008, Children & Young People Now

Where is it? Woolwich, east London

Childminding is in need of some nurturing

27 August 2008, Children & Young People Now

The availability and quality of childminding is on the slide - this is the stark warning that emerges from two separate studies by Ofsted.

Drop in number of childminders

27 August 2008, Children & Young People Now

The number of registered childminders has dropped by more than 4,000 since June 2007, according to the latest Ofsted statistics.

Quality of childminding takes a tumble

27 August 2008, Children & Young People Now

The number of childminders judged as inadequate by Ofsted has more than doubled since 2005, according to the watchdog's latest report into the state of early years services.

Training course on yoga for toddlers

27 August 2008, Children & Young People Now

Training to help nurseries run yoga classes for under-twos has been launched following the success of a similar course for two- to five-year-olds.

Help for training early years staff

27 August 2008, Children & Young People Now

Early years providers are to get help on planning staff training and development through a new resource from the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC).

Nursery inspections

27 August 2008, Children & Young People Now

With the new Early Years Foundation Stage taking effect from September, nursery inspections in England are set to undergo some changes. Alison Bennett compares the inspection of early years settings...

Nurseries link up for flexible care

26 August 2008, Nursery World

The Bright Horizons nursery chain is linking up with more than 1,000 other childcare providers nationally to meet the care needs of parents faced with a surge in new flexible...