'Out-of-school care provides children with developmental opportunities in a relaxed setting. It also provides childcare to working parents. This is critical in helping lift families out of poverty. '...
<P> An early diagnosis of sickle cell anaemia can save a life. Learn to spot the symptoms in the latest part of our A-Z of health by doctors at <B> Great Ormond Street Hospital </B> </P>
Employers of nannies were surprised this month by press reports suggesting that they could now claim the childcare tax credit - only to have their hopes dashed and the reports fudged as it became...
Male nannies may be in hot demand, but they're still enough of a novelty to be the focus of a new book, The Manny, by Holly Peterson (Harper Collins, 10). Holly, who's a high-flying TV news producer...
Family charity 4Children and the National Children's Bureau have been chosen as the Department for Education's Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) strategic partner for the next two...
Dealing with teenage smokers in your setting will require sensitivity, but there are ways to tackle the issue without being heavy-handed. By Eve Boggenpoel the spectre of ill health and early death...
One of the leading figures behind a landmark 17-year study into pre-school education has criticised the Government for restricting the 30-hour offer to working families.
Make sure you are following the correct recruitment and vetting procedures for new staff with another checklist in our essential series by Laura Henry.
The loophole allowing parents to save thousands of pounds a year on the cost of employing a nanny was closed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in last week's Budget. Until last Wednesday, parents...
New figures show that almost 4,000 children in care were adopted between April 2012 and March 2013, the highest in any year since 1992.