We all need to do what we can to stop the spread of germs and limit the current swine flu outbreak ('Catch it, bin it, kill it', as the Government ad puts it), but often with these sorts of health...
Run in partnership with Plymouth University and South Devon Health Care Trust, this course has traditionally been accessed by registered nurses. However, by successfully campaigning to take the...
Proprietor Bethan James tells of her experience when an outbreak of E. coli was detected at her 26-place nursery in November last year. 'One of the nursery children, who was nearly one year old, was...
The National Occupational Standards for Children's Care, Learning and Development consist of 87 units of competence of which 22 are imported from Playwork, Health and Social Care, Management and...
The Scottish Qualifications Authority has developed a Higher in early years care and education which will be available at colleges from the start of this academic year, with the first exams to take...
The Government has asked a panel of experts to decide whether children should be banned from petting farm animals, after an outbreak of E-coli was linked to a farm in Surrey. At the time of going to...
For Vicki Nethercoat, taking a picture of her one-year-old daughter Jasmin prevented blindness. An unusual sparkle in the child's eye in the photograph prompted her to investigate further, reported...
A pre-school fitness programme has been launched by British Gymnastics, the governing body for the sport of gymnastics. The FUNdamental Movement Ideas for the Early Years programme aims to improve...
Three leading national childcare groups have joined forces to create regional children's centres that will provide and support a range of childcare activities, as well as linking with health and...
Jigsaw Day Nurseries faces an unlimited fine and is due to be sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court in a few months' time, after admitting that its safety failures led to the death of five-month-old...