'My daughter felt under so much pressure that she used to wake up with nightmares about the tests.' Parent Suzanne Munza at the launch of a national campaign, Stop the SATS, against the school tests...
Health campaigners have called for tougher restrictions on online adverts for unhealthy food aimed at children, after their complaints against confectionery brands were upheld.
There are a dozen words that strike fear into a nanny employer's heart - 'I'm not feeling well and I can't come in to work today'. For many working mothers this message over the phone means an...
Buying an existing nursery can be a useful short cut to getting started in the daycare business, says Martin Pace. You get an immediate income stream and it may be easier to find the funds - but there...
PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Principles
In an established garden, enjoy your broccoli harvest. First cut off the central head, then, over the next six weeks, cut the side shoots as they sprout. Cut just above outward facing buds, which in...
The Scottish Executive has announced the location of the first regional office for the new organisation which is to take charge of the regulation of early years services in Scotland. The Scottish...
Of all the areas of childcare, it is probably childminding that has changed the most over the years since the National Childcare Strategy was introduced. And it is the childminding networks that have...
25 May An introduction to Piaget's theory of cognitive development This seminar by Ranelagh House will look at how Piaget's theory of cognitive development relates to the child's play and moral...
Singing has a long tradition in nurseries, thanks largely to the work of Friedrich Froebel, and the practice is intimate and complex, explain Sacha Powell, Kathy Goouch and Louie Werth