Mobile phone cameras have been banned in all primary and secondary schools in West Lothian. Pupils will be able to carry their phones switched off in their bags, but will not be allowed to take...
Nursery chain Kinderquest has made its quality assurance system for managing nurseries available on CD-Rom. The system can be used for training or interactively by nursery managers to maintain quality...
With reference to the news story about the formation of the Association of Nanny Agencies (ANA) and the response from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) ('Nanny agencies split by new...
* Health visitor Eilir Jones has been running Incredible Years parenting groups in Caernarfon for the past five years as part of Sure Start. In Wales Sure Start has now been taken over by Cymorth,...
Children from black and ethnic minority families who have disabilities face more problems at school and encounter greater prejudice in their lives than white disabled children, according to a report...
Providers fear they may not be able to support all the aims of the Government's reforms for early years education. Mary Evans hears about the balancing act they struggle with.
Nursery managers are looking at ways of introducing flexible working hours so that they can meet new Employment Act rules, and, says Mary Evans, flexibility seems to bring all-round benefits From...
Difficulties in the airways are explained by doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital in our A-Z series on health Wheeziness is caused by narrowing of the airways and is usually a symptom of asthma or...
Children's play manager Fionna Hannah wants to bring play back to basics with the pleasures of den building using readily-available materials, says Eve Boggenpoel. Last summer, Glasgow Green saw...
It is common practice for nursery workers to learn first-aid skills, but not the children. Laura Marcus meets the three-year-olds who are becoming masters of the art Not many four-year-olds could say...