A series of forums for working parents of disabled children is being held by campaigning charity Working Families to find out what support they need from Government and employers. For details contact...
Walton Lane Nursery School in Nelson, Lancashire is in the final stages of transformation into a 1.75m children's centre. It will provide nursery education, out-of-school care and support services to...
Mick Brooks, head teacher of Sherwood Junior School in Nottinghamshire, will succeed David Hart as the new general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers on 1 September. Mr Brooks won...
The Childcare Bill gained anunopposed second reading when it was debated in Parliament last week. Junior education minister Lord Adonis said the provisions of the Bill flow from 'the Government's...
Low-income families in ten London boroughs are to benefit from a 12m extension to the childcare affordability programme (CAP), which aims to make daycare more affordable and help unemployed parents...
People working in early years have been urged to tell the Government their ideas about the future of the sector through the Big Conversation, launched last week by prime minister Tony Blair. Daycare...
With new Government research highlighting an increased need for relationship support for parents, Department for Work and Pensions minister Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott explains how extending their...
Pregnant women have been advised by the Department of Health to avoid contact with sheep during lambing season because of a risk of infections including chlamydiosis, listeriosis and toxoplasmosis, to...
Many young carers of familymembers with addictions, disabilities or mental health problems are coping without outside support, according to a Barnardo's report and a YouGov survey. Barnardo's...