Respecting young children's routines makes them feel safe, says Jennie Lindon, but also offers valuable opportunities to learn Young children like to know what will happen next. A regular rhythm to...
The consultation on a new apprenticeship standard is ‘deeply flawed’ and ‘bordering on a joke’, sector leaders have said.
Two- to three-year-olds’ expressive language is at a crucial stage. Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni explain what to expect and when you should be concerned
Playworkers are to be given time to bring their qualifications up to the level of those required for out-of-school care in the new National Standards for the Regulation of Daycare. Ofsted took over...
Voluntary providers will be supplying childcare services for 22,000 children at 16 new children's centres opening across Devon over the next year. Devon County Council said that Barnardo's, NCH, the...
Two nannies are launching a new membership organisation next month dedicated to raising the profile of the nannying sector and offering support, training and guidance.
Make the most of outdoor learning by providing free-flowing and diverse spaces, explains Julie Mountain in Part 2 of this series
A toolkit to support local authorities, health and education teams to implement the Government’s Family Hubs is being launched at a virtual conference on Tuesday (2 November).
Encouraging lone parents not in employment to prepare for work when their child turns three years old is just one measure being considered by the Government as part of a larger debate on welfare...