Nurseries should have guidelines in place about letting childen suck on dummies, an academic warned this week.
Measures are being introduced to safeguard school playing fields in England. From now on local education authorities will only be allowed to sell off playing fields for redevelopment if the sports and...
Glasgow Council has launched a pioneering resource pack to promote the development of children's physical, social and emotional health across the age range from pre-school to senior school. Glasgow's...
By Euan Robson, Deputy Minister for Education and Young People, Scottish Executive Summer is a time many associate with holidays, winding down and relaxing.
Owners of private day nurseries have raised concerns about the latest increase to the minimum wage, which they say will inevitably drive up their fees. Earlier this month the Government announced that...
A new all-party parliamentary group launched last week is aiming to raise awareness of the importance of early intervention in identifying young children with speech and language difficulties. The...
Ingredients: * 450g minced lamb * 1tsp tomato puree * 1 egg * 1 slice bread * a dash of Worcestershire sauce * 1 onion * 1tbsp plain flour * 1tbsp dried breadcrumbs * 1tbsp dried mixed herbs * salt...
Early years settings can promote the spirit of inclusion with a new poster created for the charity Scope, showing disabled and non-disabled children at play in a fantasy storybook scene. Scope's In...
Nursery World joined children's minister Beverley Hughes, in what would be one of her last official engagements in the position, on a visit to Oak Tree Children's Centre to see one of the 0-7...