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One in seven local authorities in England has 'inadequate' child protection arrangements, according to a new report by Ofsted.
* Nursery group Child Base is set to name its new chairman in the next few weeks, after Sir Peter Thompson, the company's co-founder, stepped down from the position in October. He remains life...
Children living in areas with Sure Start Local Programmes (SSLP) are less likely to be overweight and have better physical health than children in other areas, according to new research.
Asquith day nurseries is undertaking a major rebranding exercise, with a shift away from a centrally-determined corporate image to one developed locally at each of the companys 112 settings.
Food companies are increasingly turning to cinema, the internet and magazines to promote junk food to children since the Government imposed restrictions on television advertising, new research has...
Torbay in Devon has the highest proportion of outstanding and good childminders, nurseries and pre-schools, with more than nine in ten early years providers achieving at least a good grade.
New research reveals how the health and development of the under-fives varies dramatically depending on where they grow up in England.
Public services union Unison has denied claims by Scotland's local authority employers that nursery nurses are on the brink of settling their long-running dispute over pay and workloads at a local...
Play policy has been taken forward around the UKwith the implementation of Scotland's first playwork and education strategy and the launch of a consultation into play policy by Northern Ireland's...
New figures show that almost 4,000 children in care were adopted between April 2012 and March 2013, the highest in any year since 1992.