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A steering group made up of high-profile early years experts has been set up by the Department for Education ahead of the launch of their policy statement in the spring.
A project involving British and international nurseries is focusing on getting young children to engage with their local communities. Marianne Sargent finds out how it is taking shape.
More than 80 per cent of people agree that the Government should fund minimum levels of provision for early years.
Childcare was at the forefront of the political agenda last week as both the Labour and the Conservative parties pledged to increase provision and give parents more choice in the run-up to the next...
Nine nurseries have been ‘named and shamed’ on the latest minimum wage offenders list. How did they get there, and how easy was it to fall foul of the rules? Ruth Stokes reports
Around a million families in Britain are not receiving the child tax credit they are entitled to, Government figures obtained last week by the Conservatives have shown. According to the figures, only...
The President of Playdale Playgrounds, which provides playground equipment, discusses the vital role that playgrounds play in facilitating positive childhood development and considers the impact...
Did you publish Maggie Dyer's letter (15 March) just to provoke a response? Snide asides relating to the Government's policy allowing registered childminders to smack children and smoke in their...
Rachel Buckler, a trainer and consultant specialising in safeguarding, discusses the development of child-centred strategies for designated safeguarding leads in settings