A new level 3 qualification is to be developed by the Children's Workforce Development Council, while others will be phased out, it was revealed last week.
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* All parents of children aged up to five should be invited to participate in parenting programmes, according to the first annual report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children. The purpose...
* Security was reinforced at a Birmingham infant school last week after a three-year-old girl managed to walk out of the building undetected by staff and go back to her home. Shaqusta Bi Hussain...
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Welcome Nurseries, the fast-expanding nursery group founded last year, has acquired its seventh setting in Bury, Greater Manchester.
A Torquay nursery apprentice accused of abusing nine children while in his care is standing trial at Exeter Crown Court.
Sure Start Children's Centres across England are holding a week of celebration and events next month to promote the services they provide to families.
As a registered childminder, I read with great disappointment the news story 'Smack and smoke defended by Hodge' (10 May). Margaret Hodge, the employment and equal opportunities minister, insists that...
The best ways to be alert to young children's play choices include: * Use your skills of observation in a relaxed and informal way: look, listen and observe what the children are doing and in what...