More than 2 billion has been pledged by the Government over the next three years for extended schools, children's centres and the new ten-year youth strategy.
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You'll find some new names in our Top 25 table of nursery groups this year, and in the directory too. Catherine Gaunt analyses the ups and downs in both size and quality of the chains.
Five-year-olds Robert Prue, Frankie Manners and Connor Ward from Arden Forest Infant School in Bedworth, Warwickshire, share a book with Batman, a former racing greyhound, who is Britain's first...
There is a feeling in the air that the future could be uncertain for the Early Years Foundation Stage, although there has been no firm indication yet from the new Government about its intentions.
I shook my head with disbelief when I read the letter from a childminder in Castleford who has received clearance to open 24/7 (2 June). As a nursery manager working in the same area, I cannot believe...
Free, tailored support and advice is being offered by the National Day Nurseries Association NDNA to 15 local authorities so they can effectively involve private and voluntary providers in the...
Pre-school teachers in Scotland now number 1,733, according to figures released by the Scottish Executive last week. In the September 2003 census of publicly-funded schools, the total number of...
(Photograph) - Bear doctor Susan Streete gives seven-year-old Rebekah Gahan advice on how to care for her teddy during Teddy's Day Out, part of the Teddy Bear Story exhibition at the Museum of...
Is it legal for a parent to smack children, leave them alone in the house, or take them out of school for a family holiday? Such questions relating to parenting and family life are addressed in a new...