Wheeled toys help develop children's gross motor skills and co-ordination and encourage co-operative play. Children in early years settings give the latest variations on bikes, trikes and scooters a...
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...
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...
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...
Snacks and light meals on the go need not be fast food. Eve Boggenpoel discovers some healthy choices in hand for both children and adults Whether it's off to school or out for a day trip, providing a...
A documentary shown on BBC1 on 5 March revealed serious breaches of care and bad practice after an undercover reporter was able to work at three childcare settings without CRB or reference checks.