Congratulations to Stephanie Donnelly, 20 (right), a nursery nurse from Bradford, West Yorkshire, who earlier this year received a Learners First award after overcoming serious ill-health to succeed...
Two awards for training quality have gone to Acorn Early Years Training. The company gained British Standard quality assurance status for its short course training and recognition under the SPRITO...
Scottish children continue to have the worst dental health in the UK, according to research reported by the BBC that found almost half of all five-year-olds had decayed, filled, or missing teeth. The...
The sector has called into question the effectiveness of Ofsted’s inspection regime following a TV report revealing safeguarding and health and safety failings at a nursery rated Good.
Helping your child to look after their teeth is of great importance. Tooth decay can be extremely painful. Here we set out what you can do to improve your child's dental health. What does it mean if...
* Childcare providers could benefit from a pack based on a successful project on Early Years Emotional Well-Being launched in Derbyshire last year and involving eight early years settings. Councillor...
Bookstart has launched an expansion programme to give every child in England a free set of books by the age of four (see News, 28 July). Bookstart+ for toddlers and My Bookstart Treasure Chest for...
A children's centre within a ward at Inverclyde Royal Hospital planned by Greater Glasgow Health Board is part of a redesign of children's services in the area. The centre would bring children's...
The provision of better childcare facilities will help attract and retain NHS staff, Welsh health minister Jane Hutt said last week when she opened the Teddy Bear Trust Nursery in Llandough Hospital,...
Year 2 children from Liberton Primary School in Edinburgh pretend they're swimming with sharks at one of the first dance workshops to be rolled out across Scotland. The three-year Dance in Schools...