One in seven parents think it is a nursery’s responsibility to help children learn to speak and hold conversations, according to a new survey.
A Wimbledon nursery owner is in with a chance of scooping 20,000 after making it through to the semi-finals of a competition that honours the UK's best new businesses. Jocelyn Ashton, who set up...
By Honor Rhodes, chief executive of Coram Family In my view, the world for children would be a better place if we adults could bear to remember how anxiety-provoking and full of hurts, large and...
Childcare vouchers are being offered to all the staff of Tayside Police, the first force in Scotland to do so. Tayside's chief constable John Vine said, 'Research has revealed that the voucher scheme...
The basis for good early years practice in helping children develop their creativity is adults who know how to encourage them and model activity but not control the creative process.
The average childminder earned just 7,600 last year, according to research published by the Department for Education.
New figures released for Playday 2010 suggest that half of all adults think it is unsafe to let a child play outside without supervision.
17 June A corner to learn: Creating home corners that stand out from the crowd Designed for all early years settings, this workshop by the Manor Tree Group will provide inspiration for making and...
How the ‘Responding to Process’ approach focuses on recognising and supporting cognitive and physical development in the early years. By Alison Whelan
WINNER - Manor Wood Primary School, Leeds