With fierce competition in the sector, settings need to publicise their business. Rosie Pressland shows how to aim sky-high The childcare sector has never known such growth, and with that...
A former head teacher has called for a Nordic-style statutory kindergarten stage, claiming that our youngest schoolchildren are ‘trapped’ by a damaging formality that began with the British Empire.
The children's centre programme is offering new opportunities for some pre-schools For some pre-schools, the Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative (NNI) helped them to secure their future and expand...
Childcare is one of the priority areas for improving the lot of soldiers' families, while nurseries offer their share of support, says Judith Napier.
Implement the Birth to Three Matters framework at your setting with guidance from the specially-devised series,Little Baby Books. Sally Featherstone gets you started Birth to Three Matters - a...
Team-working skills are valuable throughout life, but they come easier to some than to others, and children are no exception. Give your setting the opportunity to practise with activities that are fun...
Could the trends in earnings and conditions for nannies reflect prospects for the general UK economy? Asa Nilsdotter of Nannytax adds up the figures and hears the forecast.
A busy working mother tells Helen Kewley why she found her nanny to be a godsend Diana Barden had never considered employing a nanny. Her two children, Laurence and Lena, were happy in their day...
Traditional Christmas images can help reinforce children's understanding of shape and pattern, as Lena Engel demonstrates with these seasonal activities Early learning goal