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Ready for school?

29 September 2005, Nursery World

Official guidance is targeting the wrong goal for early years, says Ann-Marie McAuliffe on behalf of the Early Childhood Forum The Change for Children agenda, stemming from Every Child Matters...

Children at risk of sink service

29 September 2005, Nursery World

By Graeme Cooke, senior policy officer, 4Children I applaud this Government for recognising the importance to society of ending child poverty and tackling the inequality at its roots. Expanding and...

Choice or monopoly?

29 September 2005, Nursery World

Gill Haynes' column (In My View, 15 September) made me feel extremely proud to be a registered childminder. But I could not help feeling a pang of sadness when reading...

More inspections

29 September 2005, Nursery World

Your Special Report ('Knock knock', 8 September) concluded that the sector has already endorsed snap inspections as this would be the way to stop the appalling behaviour by staff witnessed...

Learning about food

29 September 2005, Nursery World

Further to Asquith nurseries' new menus (News, 15 September), we take great pride in the food our nursery offers, and a lot of thought goes into it. Children have likes...

Pay survey 2005

29 September 2005, Nursery World

Our annual pay questionnaire reveals an eye-opening picture of the early years workforce. Mary Evans reports The headline changes in average annual salaries since the pay survey 2004, with previous...

Qualifications Two-tier market is emerging

29 September 2005, Nursery World

The survey shows just how far we are from realising the dream of a graduate-led profession, with salaries and benefits to match, although numbers at degree level have increased over...

Career objectives

29 September 2005, Nursery World

Early years practitioners are enjoying their work more this year despite the drawbacks of low pay, long hours and poor status. In last year's survey, 7 per cent said they...

Pros and cons of working in the childcare sector

29 September 2005, Nursery World

'Very rewarding seeing children progress. The high staff turnover due to poor pay. Two are leaving to work in Asda stacking shelves because the hourly rate is higher.' Nursery assistant,...

Holidays and benefits

29 September 2005, Nursery World

Differentials between private and maintained sectors apply to conditions just as much as pay and conditions of service, says Maggie Koervers, operations director of Dundee-based Oranges and Lemons. 'They don't...