The dogs children meet in books are usually cuddly, but those they encounter in real life may be another story. Eve Boggenpoel hears tips for keeping safe around pet animals
The extension to the free entitlement to 15 hours per week is to go ahead from September as planned.
Don't ignore training staff in how to communicate with parents and outside professionals - it's a setting's vital 'window for the world', says Gill Moore Good communication is important in any...
The reshuffle at the Department for Education (DfE) saw the departure of education and childcare minister Elizabeth Truss, promoted to environment secretary, and education secretary Michael Gove...
Modern children are living on a diet of junk food that is turning them into the sick adults of tomorrow. It is causing so much concern that the Government is sounding the warning bell.
Children still manage to take risks and have fun under a more stringent security policy at pre-school, as Sue Learner hears.
What does early years education and childcare look like through the eyes of a typical working mother? In the first of a new series, Working Mum explains how settling her second daughter into nursery...
It is always illuminating to set things in context, and the OECD's first-ever report into family well-being is incredibly useful in providing both a geographical context and comparison (examining more...
A nanny who went from college to pre-school tells Helen Kewley how she set herself on the business path I first met Natalie Pragliola in 2004 when I went to talk to the DCE students at Stamford...
The detrimental effects homelessness wreaks on children and families are being tackled by co-operative efforts around the country. Jackie Cosh reports Approximately 900,000 children live in...