I think Annabel Tall (Letters, 1 July) is not looking far enough. She believes the needs of children with medical/physical special needs such as Down's syndrome or cerebral palsy are being 'lumped in...
By Tessa Drury, honorary secretary of the Playgroup Network Friday 18 July was the closing date for the Sure Start consultation looking at improving the regulation of childcare in England. We wonder...
* A nursery manager from Liverpool has been named Carer of the Year by the National Day Nurseries Association. Carole McDonald, 26, was nominated by the mother of a child she cares for at Rockbourne...
Five-year-old girls are continuing to outperform boys across all assessment areas of the early learning goals, the latest Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results show.
A charity concerned with sleep safety for babies is urging parents to remove cot bumpers as new evidence shows they pose a serious risk to infants.
An independent selection of new products and resources No doubt you have plenty of children's song tapes around, but do you have the right kind of music for the school disco? A new tape, 'Kidz Gold'...
On 25 April, Bright Little Stars Nursery celebrated its fifth anniversary with a reception and afternoon tea at the House of Lords, bringing together a range of figures in the early years sector.
Shells can provide an endless source of inspiration for your under the sea project, says nursery school headteacher Ann Adb El Kader Activity 1
The managing director of a nursery chain has responsibility for overseeing sustainability and driving long-term growth.
So you want to work with special needs children? In the first of a two-part series Patricia Slatcher points the way in.