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As providers increasingly move to charging parents of disadvantaged two-year-olds for ‘extras’, one local authority body has recommended settings refrain from doing so.
Nursery owner and University of Warwick lecturer Caroline Jones has seen a raft of changes to early years legislation and inspection since she set up her first nursery at her home in 1989. Here, she...
Jane Mills (Letters, 25 September) has asked for help in producing non-sticky playdough, while a recent feature, 'Against the grain' (31 July), suggested that early years practitioners should be aware...
Make sure you are following the correct recruitment and vetting procedures for new staff with another checklist in our essential series by Laura Henry.
By Nathan Archer, consultant at the children's house consultancy While the development of children's centres is broadly welcomed, we cannot lose sight of the effect this initiative has on already...
The Kids' Clubs Network has called on parents to press schools, local authorities and employers to ensure there is sufficient childcare during the summer holidays while they are working. Currently...
The number of reception class children who are overweight or obese has dropped slightly, according to the latest statistics.
Foundations has launched the Family Hubs Planning Framework to provide evidence-based information for local authorities.
The Au Pair and Nanny's Guide to Working Abroad has proven such an indispensable handbook that it's just come out in its fifth edition. It's been updated to take account of internet job-hunting and...
The recent exchange trip made by Scottish early years practitioners to the headquarters of Westminster Children's Society (News, 22 May) was funded by Glasgow City Council, we have been asked to point...