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As Early Education marks 100 years as an organisation that was born with nursery schools, chief executive Beatrice Merrick outlines why the priority is still to campaign for high quality provision and...
Flagship local services provided by Early Years Scotland have been turned down for funding, in the latest round of budget cuts to affect the third sector across Glasgow.
Disadvantaged children at a London nursery can now comfortably attend, thanks to receiving a donation of shoes from charity Sal’s Shoes.
By Irene McGugan MSP, Shadow Deputy Minister for Children and Education. Further to the news story about the cost of childcare and the Scottish National Party's position (9 August), I would like to...
We need sustained and radical action, including in early years settings and schools, to tackle the child obesity problem
The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to give all two-year-olds 15 hours of free childcare, if elected in 2015.
Understanding the early years sector is vital to making policies work, and the signs are that the new Government is listening
'It's the economy, stupid' might be an apt description of the 2010 election campaign, as well as the subsequent coalition agreement and Queen's Speech. And we have to hope that the coalition gets the...
The sustained fall in the number of nursery schools over the past years has been a crying shame. Their role as beacons of excellent practice and in developing great nursery practitioners has not saved...
By a registered childminder Nearly a year ago, a blood test found my daughter had Type 2 diabetes. She had had packed lunches for most of her primary school life but decided 18 months before leaving...