Childcare and family life were issues central to speeches made by party leader David Cameron and shadow chancellor George Osborne at the Conservative Party conference in Bourne-mouth last week. In his...
New mothers in deprived areas believe childcare plays a crucial role in supporting their families and put an expansion of services high on a wishlist of measures to give their babies a good start in...
Early years and childcare organisations responding to the Government's announcement that childcare vouchers will be extended to more working families are calling for a more simplified funding system...
A nursery that has been a beacon for a deprived community is set to expand further. Nicole Curnow paid a visit A flutter of excitement sweeps through the village of Twerton in Bath this festive...
A nursery is helping to meet the needs of local families with a wraparound and holiday care arrangement. Karen Faux reports.
Families will continue to spend more than a quarter of their household income on childcare, even after Tax-Free Childcare is introduced, a think-tank has warned.
The Government is facing fresh calls from health experts to fortify flour with folic acid to protect babies from neural tube defects.
Finding the best ways to connect with families is vital for early years providers, and our Nursery World North seminar will give you plenty of ideas.
Many children are not receiving the correct nutrition, as a direct result of household poverty, and school food packages play a key role in supporting a child’s health, explains Sajad Mahmood, chief...
Thousands more families will be eligible for support with childcare costs, under plans for the Universal Credit unveiled by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and work and pensions secretary Iain...