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A foothold on the ladder in the very earliest months of a child's life is why the original concept of the local Sure Start programme was so important.
Everyone agrees that children deserve the best possible start in life, and that our nursery provision should reflect the critical importance of the early years in shaping young lives. Yet it's a sad...
We have always needed a voice of caution when faced with changes to our education and care systems.
Childcare options need not be mutually exclusive, says Pat Broadhead.
The Family and Childcare Trust is the new name for the Daycare Trust and the Family and Parenting Institute.
The needs and circumstances of multiple birth families are often misunderstood.
Reform of all vocational learning and qualifications brings with it inevitable challenges, but the benefits for the early years sector far outweigh any of the risks posed.
If friends ask us about the nursery business these days, we tell them to think of it as a hen coop in which several foxes have recently arrived.
A raft of rather depressing stories about increasing levels of inequality in Britain, particularly affecting under-fives, has been seen in the past month.
Those who choose a career in children's services have a special skill set that not everyone has, and a passion to make a difference to the children in whose lives they have been involved.