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Children in Caerphilly can now enjoy smoke-free play areas, following a campaign by local young people against smoking in playgrounds.
Young children will love it when you sit down to share the new 'Peekaboo!' books from Dorling Kindersley, with appealing touch-and-feel and lift-the-flap features. Both Baby Says and Bedtime are...
I was delighted to read about the new Early Years Practitioner status and eagerly read the consultation online. At last I felt there was an opportunity for me to remain a 'hands-on' practitioner, yet...
What's the secret of successful inter-agency working for early years professionals? Mary Evans hears views on best practice
The children’s minister has vowed to look again at the percentage of early years funding that local authorities are allowed to keep back from providers in the Early Years Funding Formula.
A set of six 'know how' leaflets offering practical guidance on developing extended schools and services has been produced by the Department for Education and Skills. The leaflets draw on the...
Children from an out-of-school club in rural Angus (left) have established a link with children from a similarly rural area in Nairobi and are enjoying exchanging news via e-mail. Community education...
Chains that allow each setting to plan its own curriculum can still guarantee a coherent approach, as Judith Barrett discovers Next spring, when the Government reissues its guidance to early years...
A disused fire station and a former care home are among the premises being redeveloped as neighbourhood nurseries with the help of more than 900,000 awarded by the New Opportunities Fund last week....
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.