A plan to offer free nursery places for all two-year-olds has been scrapped by the Government, just two months after it was announced as part of a 1billion package to expand childcare.
Fathers should participate more in their children's learning, says the Fatherhood Institute, as the think-tank urges schools, nurseries and other family learning settings to sign up for Fathers' Story...
A well-organised storytime stimulates children's imagination, enhances their language and social skills - and is fun for the storyteller and those listening Storytime is potentially one of the most...
Children's emotional intelligence is the focus of a booklet published by the Child Guidance Service of Knowsley Borough Council in Merseyside. Helping my child to develop emotional intelligence was...
Check in for a project on airports and air travel to introduce the children to the world around them with these activities suggested by Sheila Ebbutt and Carole Skinner. Airports range in size from...
More than one in 20 children are sleeping on the floor because they don’t have a bed of their own, according to findings from a survey by children’s charity Barnardo’s.
The economic incentives offered to encourage mothers to return to work ignore the parent's crucial role in the early years, Sally Goddard Blythe believes
The recent 20th anniversary of Sure Start, which evolved into Children’s Centres, is a reminder of what we are at risk of losing
A nursery is to open in the premises of a Sure Start Children's Centre that is due to move.