A 731,000 children's centre has been given the go-ahead by Leeds City Council. The centre in Hawksworth Wood, due to open in March 2004, will house a 50-place early education and childcare facility as...
Proposals for tightening the regulations governing the disqualification of people from working in childcare services in Wales have been put out for consultation by the Welsh Assembly. The...
Mud pies with a difference ! With a theme of exploring malleable materials, a natural activity to introduce would be mud pies. But this is often avoided in a group situation because of health risks - ...
'Tis the season for staff, parents and children to feel the strain. Mary Evans shows how settings can deal with stress One in five workers, around five million people in the UK, is suffering from...
Feeding the Under Fives. By Allan Dyson and Lucy Meredith. (David Fulton, 17, 020 7017 7913, 1843123886) Reviewed by Fiona Hamilton-Fairley, principal and CEO of The Kids' Cookery School This is a...
Lewisham EYDCP in south London celebrated the success of its five Sure Start programmes - Bellingham, Downham, Evelyn, Grinling Gibbons and Honor Oak - at a special conference led by local parents...
(Photograph) - A jigsaw-design ribbon to be worn to promote Autism Awareness Year 2002 was launched last week by Labour MP Linda Perham. It was a parent in her consituency with a five-year-old...
A course for a Foundation Degree in management of childcare provision at Liverpool Hope University College has been developed with the help of the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses. Course...
Croner is a leading provider of information, advice and support for all types of businesses, including childcare. Its Childcare Management Guide is a complete resource for all those providing...
An initiative from Sure Start family support workers in Dundee aims to show that eating healthily need not break the bank. As the new school term begins, a healthy lunchbox costing just 70p and...