Many families eligible for the new two-year-old funding will still struggle to afford their childcare bill, warns new research that finds a quarter of parents will save less than £100 a month.
Mark Gilleran is development team co-ordinator with Hammersmith and Fulham Early Years Service and is responsible for quality assurance and development as well as a local Sure Start programme. He...
The campaign for a national nanny register gathered pace last week, with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children firmly committing itself to lobby for such a measure (see News,...
Reading some of the reactions to the so-called 'increase' in holiday entitlement (News, 21 September), I started to imagine how the 'Act for the Better Regulation of Chimney Sweepers and their...
Why movement is important for the youngest children and how settings can best provide opportunities to practise it. By Carol Archer
Does your setting consider the impact of its music choices on children? Evidence suggests the area needs more thought, argues Nicola Burke.
The new Level 2 Certificate and other training options are outlined by Pauline Jones, senior programme manager at the CWDC.
Government welfare and tax changes, together with lower than forecast wage growth, will leave the majority of children in the UK living below the breadline within the next two years, according to new...
A nursery awarded Outstanding in its very first inspection tells Karen Faux about how it is still developing its provision.