Charities for families and disabled children have spoken out against the Government's plans to limit the rise to benefits and tax credits to 1 per cent, ahead of the second reading of the welfare bill...
Use these ten key points as possible lead-ins for discussion at a staff meeting or with parents and carers: 1 What experience of print do children have outside of the home/setting? 2 Are there plenty...
Education secretary Charles Clarke is to open the Pre-school Learning Alliance's annual conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster on 5 June. Its theme, 'Changing lives,...
* Here We Go Round - Quality Circle Time for 3-5 year-olds by Jenny Mosley and Helen Sonnet (Positive Press, 18.95 & 2.95pp) explains how to set up and introduce circle time sessions and provides...
National Childcare Month is now officially under way, and June is packed with activities and events to celebrate the great work done by people in this sector. With many of the main organisations - the...
Despite all the progress that has been made under the National Childcare Strategy in the past decade, the aim of offering high-quality, accessible, affordable childcare to every parent who wants it...
Ofsted's first national analysis of childcare provision since taking over its inspection and regulation in September 2001 seems to show cause for optimism about quality, with improvements being made...
This week's national policy seminar held by 4Children examined the childcare gains and challenges in the five years since the report by the Childcare Commission, which set out demands for investment...