Adopting a key person approach requires careful preparation and organisation by the staff team in any setting, as well as reviewing practice once they have started using it, writes Anne O'Connor.
The number of Sure Start Centres in Portsmouth will be cut to save up to 1 million in 2013/14.
* The National Day Nurseries Association has a new publication to help nurseries market their provision to the public and improve their sustainability. Topics include doing market research, making...
One boy’s interest in the Black Panther film shows how stories can help build a secure sense of identity, says Liz Pemberton
All nanny agencies in Scotland are to be regulated from April, enabling parents who use their services to claim the childcare tax credit when employing nannies, under Scottish Executive plans...
All children need to explore an ever-wider space around them as they grow. Philip Waters considers how to allow it and accommodate fears about safety
Four in ten parents of disabled three- and four-year-olds are unable to access their right to 15-hours of childcare, an investigation has found.
The national bookgifting scheme has been preserved in reduced form. Viv Hampshire looks at the benefits it still offers children.