Childcare professionals could be trained to provide the sympathetic support that new mothers need to give their children a secure start in life. Mary Evans reports The new children's centres involving...
We used a Lilliput Lodge minibus to take some of our nursery staff members to the Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition in Manchester last month. We laid this on in recognition of all they do...
Some arguments about men working in childcare need to be challenged, says Julian Grenier How would you like to work in a job where you are so mistrusted that every time you carried out one of your...
The Daycare Trust has been shortlisted for an Institute of Public Relations Excellence Award in the Public Affairs category. The awards recognise best practice in public relations throughout the...
Dramatic play in the early years, scientific and investigative play, and toy safety in the nursery setting are just three of the topics to be covered at an extensive range of 19 seminars taking place...
With regard to the ongoing controversy about the Criminal Records Bureau (News, 5 September), surely it should be considering the vetting of staff who work with children in the early years sector to...
Playmakers sports programme needs the help of nursery children to name their new characters (above). These two space mates have landed from Planet Playmakers, where fun and healthy sporting activities...
20 October The development and education of children with Down's syndrome in infancy and pre-school years: An overview from birth to five
As the summer holidays roll on, it seems appropriate that much of our news coverage this week is devoted to the issue of play.