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1997 2 May Labour promises to 'uphold family life' and 'tackle the division and inequality in our society', in part through a national childcare strategy.
The idea of 24-hour nursery provision (News, 5 April) sounds good initially, but I would be concerned over the health and safety issues involved in handing over a child in the morning to a parent who...
Look at reflected images to explore both real and imaginary worlds in these activities using an assortment of resources by Jane Drake
The protests about the introduction of the nursery education grant Code of Practice are gathering force, particularly in Kent, where nursery and pre-school owners are holding meetings, alerting the...
The joy and success of Sure Start has been the individual nature of its programmes, with services springing from each community, tailored to meet the needs of the families within the area. What helps...
1.5bn a year is a huge sum of money, and Gordon Brown's doubling of the childcare budget in last week's spending review is probably more than most interested parties had dreamed of (see News, page 4,...
Use focused activities to help children explore the world through their senses with a two-part project from Judith Stevens Practitioners may plan a project based on 'the senses' on its own, or as part...
A year ago, Kerry-Lyn Bass, now three-and-a-half, went off her food and became very sleepy. Her mum, Jackie Jones, and her doctor thought she had a tummy bug. But by the next morning, Jackie couldn't...
The rattle is a favourite gift for a newborn baby, but did you know that these simple toys go back as far as the second century BC? Long ago they were made from dried gourds or hollowed-out bones and...
The private nursery sector has settled down since the publication of Nursery Chains in November. Following the last supplement we published a revised Top 20 league table when the merger of two of the...