Pressure should be exerted on the newly-constituted Better Regulation Task Force to reverse its previous recommendation to the Government and support the creation of a national register of nannies,...
By Rob Kelsall, GMB union negotiator in Birmingham On 15 January 2003, education secretary Charles Clarke, along with the majority of unions representing teachers and school support staff, signed a...
The Government is pressing ahead with a consultation on changes to childcare ratios in England, despite widespread opposition from early years providers and parents to the plans.
A call to put early childhood development (ECD) at the heart of the United Nations' next global development goals has received cross-party support.
Providing nursery food with sustainable credentials is one way that providers can help set children up for a better future, says Snapdragons' Mary Llewellin.
Young children can learn to show tolerance and embrace differences when early years settings have carefully examined their own attitudes and practices, says Lynne Harvey We are reminded early in...
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...
In a new policy insight paper the three main political parties give their views on the best directions for childcare. Annette Rawstrone reports.
The Government is considering making it a legal requirement to have a graduate in every full daycare setting as part of plans to strengthen qualification levels for early years workers.