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Children need an enthusiastic mediator if they are to develop a love for books. Opal Dunn explains how to help under-threes build a solid foundation for literacy
Local authorities are struggling to meet increased demand for wraparound childcare, amid ‘significant’ funding challenges and difficulties recruiting staff, finds new research.
How will local authority cuts in advisory services and staff affect support for the early years sector, asks Janet Murray.
Elizabeth Truss has written to councils in England to encourage them to talk to existing childcare providers, including schools, about how they could provide more affordable and flexible childcare.
Unison has criticised the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities technical group set up to create a recommended job description and grade for nursery nurses. The report was due by the end of July...
The children will love making these tactile puppets and learning some French at the same time. Each set contains two fabric faces measuring 22cm in diameter, ten Velcro facial features and six labels...
The 31 March deadline for entries to the Heinemann/Nursery World Childcare Student of the Year award is fast approaching, so tutors with outstanding students should make sure they don't miss out on...
‘Peck, Peck, Peck’, by Lucy Cousins has been chosen as the best picture book for children from birth to five at the Booktrust awards.
Initiatives on nutrition are timely and well-meaning, but directed at the wrong age group.