By Ian Maxwell, deputy director of One Parent Families Scotland Scottish education minister Cathy Jamieson recently urged men to opt for childcare careers in a keynote speech to the 'When Men Become...
Controversy over the use of plug socket covers in early years settings has arisen again following a Department of Health safety alert.
Nurseries and schools across the UK are invited to take part in the British Nutrition Foundations's Health Eating Week from 14 to 18 June, with the launch of a free practitioner pack full of posters,...
Growing numbers of children are being cut adrift as families reach breaking point and are ill equipped to cope with the impact of the pandemic, campaigners to end child poverty have warned.
Help with childcare, eldercare and ongoing support for families have been highlighted as key areas for employee retention in a new report by nursery and back-up care provider, Bright Horizons.
Labour is launching a programme of early years events, as part of what it is calling ‘a big conversation’ to talk to childcare providers and families.
The importance of practitioners taking a genuine interest in families, their backgrounds and circumstances, to help improve everyday practice, is considered by Helen Wheeler and Joyce Connor in an...
Continence experts have updated potty training guidance to enable early years practitioners to support children and their families with good toileting.
Young children's health, fitness and co-ordination have been boosted by a successful nursery exercise scheme in Clackmannanshire. Fears over the health of young children were heightened last month...
* Heather Schroeder has been appointed director of children, schools and families for the London Borough of Camden. She will step down from her current role as director of social services and take up...