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The Equal Opportunities Commission is carrying out a major study into gender segregation in five employment sectors where there are skills shortages - construction, plumbing, engineering, ICT and...
It seems that getting the language of early years education and childcare right is a struggle for Government speech writers. Take education secretary Ruth Kelly's words to the IPPR last week (see...
The Government has been very keen to stress how important it is to listen to parents' views about smacking, and the results of various polls of the public are used to justify maintaining physical...
The amount of state intervention in the lives of individuals is a particularly pointed issue in childcare and parenting, with government interference in all areas constantly referred to as 'the nanny...
Children and families of prisoners are in need of more support and help amid rising imprisonment levels, says charity Action for Prisoners Families. Its helpline received just under 17,000 calls in 15...
The Scottish nursery chain Red Apple Private Nurseries has been bought by an American childcare company.
David Bell's appointment as the new head of Ofsted was confirmed last week following a meeting by the Privy Council. Last month, education secretary Estelle Morris said she was recommending his...
Using a popular rhyming book that's full of well-known characters for language activities from Lena Engel Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, 4.99) is rightly a great favourite...
More than 130,000 children are living in poverty because their working parents struggle with paying for childcare, new research claims.
A controversial database holding contact details for every child in England was launched on Monday, following several delays prompted by security fears.