Poverty stricken. A pledge too far for Labour?
When former Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged in 1999 to halve child poverty in the UK by 2010 and eradicate it completely by 2020,...
The DH gets down to dementia
Obligatory dementia registration, dedicated specialists in every home, joined up advisors.
The DH reveals its vision for the National Dementia StrategyUnless they have a specific...
CSCI report calls for dramatic dementia care improvements
A study of people with dementia living in residential care homes using new techniques designed to ‘get under the skin’ of the relationships between...
Childminding in crisis: Why are numbers in decline?
The debate to date surrounding the contentious Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) legislation has focussed largely on its potential effects on a generation of...
Heavyweights gather at premier nursery conference
The wide spectrum of childcare issues was raised by the speakers at Laing & Buisson’s ninth annual Children’s Nurseries Conference, but the one recurring...
Think tank report calls for seismic shift in funding
Mothers should be paid to stay at home and raise their young children according to a new report published by a think tank close...
Human Rights, Human Wrongs
Robert Potter meets human rights solicitor Lucy James and asks just how human rights laws work within the independent care home sector.For Solicitor-Advocate Lucy...
IPPR report highlights workforce issues
The entire early years workforce should be qualified to at least NVQ level 3 in order to combat problems caused by low pay and...
IPPR report highlights workforce issues
The entire early years workforce should be qualified to at least NVQ level 3 in order to combat problems caused by low pay and...
Sharing event highlights integrated working progress
With integrated working regarded as central to the government’s Every Child Matters (ECM) programme, the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has been charged with...
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