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The number of childminders has dropped more than 10 per cent in the past two years, the latest figures from Ofsted show.
Children’s centre leaders and campaigners in Sutton Coldfield say they are worried that services for vulnerable families are at risk.
Nurseries have been warned to be on their guard following bogus calls from a company claiming they owe it hundreds of pounds for educational publications. Laura Fraser, owner of Rowan Tree Nursery in...
Oliver and Olivia are the most popular baby names in England and Wales for the second year running, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Childcare should become more affordable for thousands of families in London with the help of a new scheme starting next spring. As part of the Government's ten-year childcare strategy, the DfES and...
The majority of Sure Start children's centres are successful in reaching the most vulnerable families, according to a new study by the charity 4Children.
Sure Start's own beginnings perhaps didn't live up to the programme's name, being rather shaky and unclear, but since 1999 the Government's scheme to improve the health and well-being of children in...
The Au Pair and Nanny's Guide to Working Abroad has proven such an indispensable handbook that it's just come out in its fifth edition. It's been updated to take account of internet job-hunting and...
You might not appreciate how much there is to know about nannying until you've seen The Nanny Handbook: The essential guide to being a nanny, by Teena Kamen. It has an accessible textbook style that...