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By Robin Harris, communications manager, Social Enterprise London An often-repeated statistic is that for every one child receiving adequate childcare provision in the UK, there are six who are not....
Kids' Clubs Network, the national membership charity for out-of-school clubs, has set up a new policy think-tank to look into the future of out-of-school childcare. The group, Out of School Futures,...
Early years experts have welcomed revised guidance on the future of nursery schools, but warn that enforceable action is needed to prevent more closures. The revised advice from the DfES to local...
This series outlines how settings can 'build' effective long-, medium-and short-term plans around the areas of provision. The approach is not definitive, and practitioners can adapt it to suit their...
I am disappointed with and concerned about the National Day Nurseries Association, as I thought it had the interest of all nurseries foremost in its mind. In the feature 'On track?' (21 February) the...
The feature 'Down the drain' (14 June) looked at the pool of expertise that will be lost when registered nursery inspectors are no longer contracted by Ofsted to carry out inspections at early years...
From now on children have money set aside for them by the Government - but parents may need help understanding it, says Mary Evans The nation's parents need to save for their children's future, and...
Infant massage is a type of complementary or alternative therapy that has been practised for generations in a number of cultures.
Children's need to engage in imaginative role play is often overlooked as early years practitioners become engaged in reaching targets for more formal academic learning Role play is a well-established...
A disused fire station and a former care home are among the premises being redeveloped as neighbourhood nurseries with the help of more than 900,000 awarded by the New Opportunities Fund last week....