The Government has given its response to the recommendations for the early years from the Commons Select Committee on Education and Employment (Special Report, 25 January 2001). The response, received...
If floor space is tight you might want to consider the new Leander cradle from Cheeky Rascals. Designed in Denmark with the help of childcare professionals, it's reputed to be particularly useful for...
Best practice emergency procedures require that rapid evacuation be carried out in a 'once only operation', with no re-entry into your building. If you are operating the normal supervision ratio of...
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...
The recent riots across the country highlight how community cohesion is one of the most valuable lessons we in education can support, says our columnist Michael Pettavel
Implement the Birth to Three Matters framework at your setting with guidance from the specially-devised series,Little Baby Books. Sally Featherstone gets you started Birth to Three Matters - a...
Nursery providers have expressed surprise at a claim by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) that the average age of nursery staff is 32. The CWDC has stated that only 14 per cent of an...
More than 45 per cent of parents in Northern Ireland have reduced their working hours or left their job because of the high cost of childcare.