The 'Match It!' series of six books from Picthall and Gunzi can help young children to develop counting, reading and communication skills in the form of a fun game challenging them to recognise and...
What is believed to be the first NVQ 3 in management specifically tailored for childcare will be undertaken by 50 staff members of Kidsunlimited. The nursery group's course on management theory is...
I have just read 'Why are they parents?' (Letters, 12 May). I have my own opinion on this subject, but being a professional childcare worker I would never air my opinion in such a public manner. How...
Nannies Abroad, the new company that supplies childcarers to work in holiday resorts, as featured in Professional Nanny in April, has landed a contract with tour operator Thomas Cook. The deal is...
Early years settings and schools are being encouraged to apply for a share of 300,000 earmarked to improve literacy by home reading. The money has been allocated as part of Home Together, the Scottish...
Teddy bears' picnics, fun days and sponsored toddles are just some of the many nationwide events taking place during Pre-School Playweek from 7 to13 June, which celebrates the work of 16,000...
James Hempsall explores what sufficiency means within the funded two-year-old offer, and how it could be used to drive up standards.
Government plans to give mothers the right to transfer their maternity leave and pay to fathers lack 'teeth', a leading work-life balance campaign organisation said last week. Responding to the...
Early years practitioners learned how to light fires and build huts in the woods last week, as they finished their training to become the first 'leaders' of Scotland's Forest Schools network. Around...
The Government should do more to encourage boys and men to work in the childcare sector, according to a new briefing by the Fatherhood Institute.