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Winter is here and the nights are long - a time when nannying at night sounds rather cosy (see this month's feature on specialising in just that). But as we draw indoors our thinking and feelings turn...
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...
Local authorities should make better use of resources rather than close down children's centres, the former head of childcare at the London Development Agency has said.
Local authorities have received new guidance on how to implement the Graduate Leader Fund (GLF) in private and voluntary nurseries.
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Nurseries that are helping to improve the lives of low-income families have had their work showcased by the National Day Nurseries Association in a bid to inspire other providers and local...
The introduction of the Early Years Single Funding Formula will be delayed by a year, the children's minister Dawn Primarolo told MPs today, amid concerns that two-thirds of local authorities are not...
Local authorities have been accused of dull, unimaginative playgrounds because of an over-reliance on an identical 'KFC' approach ('kit, fence and carpet') to play, which has grown out of the pressure...
'Bucket and Spade' is a CD-Rom from Sherston aimed at children from four to seven years old. It features eight entertaining activities, covering almost every aspect of infant shape and space work,...
Fathers who take part in antenatal sessions feel more encouraged to access other services at their local children's centre, according to results from a new initiative.