I sympathise with Jane Taoka (Letters, 5 April). There used to be a similar problem in Cheshire with the local authority only offering courses at times that were unsuitable for childminders, but after...
By 2015 children's centres could be available to nearly all families, children would stay there until they start school at six and there would be fewer private day nurseries and childminders,...
I am sorry that Kay Heslop found my comments about the Early Years Professional proposals insulting (Letters, 1 June). Kay is exactly the kind of well-qualified, committed graduate who would make an...
Newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald launched a new website last week for the National Playing Fields Association (NPFA). Sir Trevor said, 'One great thing about this country has always been the open spaces...
The whole learning environment in which young children spend their time needs to offer quality language provision, says Helen Moylett.
In the final part of her series, Caroline Vollans focuses on the tricky area of how to make strong relationships with parents
The essential provision for a creative art environment takes account of the space and materials made available and the display of children's finished works.
In the first of a new series on 'play theory', playwork co-ordinator Philip Waters explores the different types of children's play and how to offer a child a freely-chosen play environent Not too long...
Plans for a replacement for the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) were revealed by the Government at the Daycare Trust's annual conference last week. Paymaster General Dawn Primarolo MP, addressing...