The continuing refusal of the Government to contemplate registering nannies or allowing parents tax credits for employing them is leading to a boom in schemes that set nannies up as limited companies...
Sunderland City Council is investing 1.5m in the second phase of its children's centre programme, with six new centres at Hetton Lyons Nursery School, Oxclose Primary and Nursery Schools, Houghton...
Vandalising school buildings is an attack on the whole community, First Minister Jack McConnell said when he visited Hailesland Primary School in Edinburgh to see the serious damage done there by...
St Mark's Pre-School in Exeter has received a Community Dividend Award from the Co-operative Group (South West) to renovate its outdoor space. The garden has been resurfaced with Safagrass matting,...
Children's teeth need good care from the moment they emerge and early years practitioners can support this in the nursery and by advising parents, says <B> Clare Walters </B>
Ask yourself whether your setting is providing sufficiently for the children to have creative experiences Connecting the previously unconnected is a key aspect of creativity, and the environment that...
Davina Belcher and Laura Morton – who both work for the Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) – report on a local project which encourages families to engage with affordable, healthy eating. By...
Girls do better than boys in every area of learning before they are five, the first national results of the Foundation Stage profile revealed last week. Statistics published by the Department for...
In the first of a new series on good leadership and management under the Education Inspection Framework, Annette Rawstrone finds staff must understand the ‘why’