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The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to give all two-year-olds 15 hours of free childcare, if elected in 2015.
Antonia Simon, associate professor at UCL Social Research Institute, warns that the nursery sector is at risk of following in the footsteps of adult social care with a 'spectacular collapse' due to...
This season offers endless opportunities to extend children's learning in the great outdoors and we have plenty of resources to help you make the most of your summer activities. Many nurseries and...
Sharing a story-telling session, listening to aCD and acting out favourite tales using props are all ways in which children can be encouraged to engage with books Practitioners who want to create a...
Families with children comprised nearly one third of the 22,908 people helped last year by the homelessness charity Shelter. The worst affected areas were London and the East Midlands. Shelter...
A Portage worker who is also a mother is advised by Tina Jefferies on how to achieve her dream of becoming a children's centre manager, along with some other possible career options.
It is vital that early years practitioners help make families aware of the services on offer in their local area, says Beverley Hughes.
Isolation in both rural and urban communities is being overcome by prize-winning Sure Start initiatives. Judith Napier reports Community isolation can be a barrier to effective early years provision....
Two reports highlighting the abrupt transition that children undergo when moving from reception class to Key Stage 1, from play-based learning to a more formal approach, will be welcomed by early...
With such an assortment of exhibitors on show and seminars to attend you'll be spoiled for choice at this year's Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition in Glasgow. It is the only one of such...