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The Government is taking a number of steps to improve childcare, and will be looking to discuss the future of the sector with practitioners, says childcare and education minister Sam Gyimah.
Has the old adage 'manners maketh the man' gone for good? A development play worker visiting a nearby playgroup told staff they were no longer required to teach manners to the children. Furthermore,...
After Sure Start Children’s Centres were found to significantly reduce hospitalisations for children in poorer areas and save the NHS millions of pounds, the research authors share their findings.
The number of children in the last year of primary school severely obese is almost double that of those in Reception, according to a new analysis by the Local Government Association.
A ‘perfect storm’ of rising childcare costs and thousands of providers at risk of closure due to a lack of government support will make it impossible for many parents to return to work, the Labour...
Try to balance parents' concerns with children's need to play outdoors, says Sian Nisbett, nursery director of Dizzy Ducks Day Nursery, which owns two nurseries in Essex.
By Melissa Jones, author of Interiors for Under Fives I was born in the 1960s, when the world was changing for adolescents, but the under-fives didn't get out much. Decorating at home involved the odd...
The Scouts are piloting a scheme for the early years that will see four- and five-year-olds reap the benefits of the movement, says Matt Hyde
Requiring only simple materials, block play nevertheless gives children the power to bring imaginary worlds to life. Michael Follett suggests handing over creative control.