The challenges facing today's parents in balancing work and family are examined in a new report that looks at the extent to which society has changed in the UK over the past decade. Published by the...
Children's charities have urged the Government 'to redouble' its efforts to end child poverty by 2020. New figures show that it has failed to meet the first goal to cut child poverty by 25 per cent...
By Ross Midgley, director of Crocus Early Years Centre, Essex I cannot comment on Jean Brown's Ofsted inspection, although after reading her 'In my view' (Nursery World, 27 January, page 35) I looked...
Children's charity Coram Family has named Carol Homden as its new chief executive. Formerly commercial director of the Prince's Trust, she succeeds the interim chief executive John Hart, who took over...
How can practitioners best support children in thinking creatively and critically, asks Helen Moylett in the final part of this series.
Part 26: two years one month. Jasmine enjoyed her second birthday, and was especially pleased with the Smarties on her birthday cake. She received a play kitchen and has since cooked many meals and...
Childcare will continue to be a low-status and low-pay profession as long as few men work in it, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) said last week. The EOC made its comments after its general...
Laser Learning has launched a range of short online courses that offer professional development at Levels 2, 3 and 4. At Level 3 these include Observing Children, Partnerships with Parents, Managing...
* A video version of Roma Lear's book of toys and games for children to make is available from the National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries. The video costs 10 plus 2 p&p. Call 020 7255 4600...