The number of children receiving pre-school education in Scotland grew by 6 per cent overall between January 2002 and January 2003, according to statistics published by the Scottish Executive last...
Create night in the day, or wait until dark, for a host of imaginative activities indoors and outdoors that will help children explore their natural fascination with the night, suggested by early...
For your guide to the who, what and where of nursery chains, our directory gives you all the information you need.
As a playgroup supervisor for a number of years I welcome Ofsted's comments in the news story 'Playgroups impress Ofsted for education' (20/27 December). The Early Learning Goals are not new to most...
How refreshing to read the news story 'Play on, Year One pupils told' (20 February). As an early years practitioner who runs a pre-school, I am constantly concerned about the pressures of formal...
Chief executives of more than 50 charities have written to Chancellor Gordon Brown urging him to pledge 4 billion to fight child poverty. The letter, sent from members of the Campaign to End Child...
Channel Four television is making a sensitive documentary series focusing on children struggling with their weight and would love to hear from parents with lively children. One in seven 15-year-olds...
Fatherhood Institute chief executive Duncan Fisher, who was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours list for services to children, is leaving the Institute later this month to develop new campaigns on...
An internet game called Kindergarten Killer in which players roam through a school and kill nursery children with a shotgun has been withdrawn from a children's gaming site based in Finland, following...