The OECD has welcomed the expansion of 30 hours of funded childcare but urged governments to do more to improve access to quality provision for disadvantaged children.
Once again, Scotland looks set to come up with a system that those south of the border will eye with envy, as the new gradings for care services are unveiled (see news, page 8).
The Early Years Foundation Stage will have a new more 'user-friendly' format after consultation with the sector revealed that many practitioners found the document's layout difficult to understand and...
Snacks and light meals on the go need not be fast food. Eve Boggenpoel discovers some healthy choices in hand for both children and adults Whether it's off to school or out for a day trip, providing a...
A leading early years organisation has called for England's national standards for under-eights daycare to be amended to give day nurseries the same flexibility as playgroups and pre-schools to place...
The latest figure for the number of EYPs stands at 4,600 - a rise of 600 since the beginning of the year.
Out-of-school is the fastest growing sector in childcare, according to figures published by market analysts Key Note. The Market Assessment 2004 report revealed that there had been a 15 per cent...
Five-year-olds Hannah Collis and Ben Smith took time out at the Buddhist Peace Pagoda in Milton Keynes on 15 June for MK Read, an initiative devised by the local council where children and adults...