Young children in deprived areas of Glasgow such as Sighthill - including the children of refugees and asylum-seekers - are set to benefit from a Scottish Executive funding package which will make...
The Family Nurse Partnership programme, currently being piloted across the UK, is taking vulnerable, young first-time mothers under its wing. Annette Rawstrone assesses the positive impacts of the...
When parents separate, who puts the children first? You do, of course, says Lindsey Blythe It must be the most difficult position for a nanny to be in. You started the job months, or even years ago...
A charity concerned with supporting young children with SEND is calling for urgent support as research shows one in five families needing SEND early years provision are being turned away by settings.
Head teachers and staff around the country are grasping the nettle and making plans as extended schools. Simon Vevers reports The extended schools programme is the latest to join what has become a...
After the sometimes sensationalist reports in the national press last week about 'nurseries turning children into thugs', the early years sector and the Government need to give a clear message to...
Eunice Lumsden, head of Early Years at University of Northampton, argues that professionalising the workforce means adopting standards akin to those in professions such as social work
The Co-operative Childcare has re-launched the first of the 23 nurseries it acquired from the Buffer Bear chain under its own branding, to mark the start of a 1.8m makeover for the combined group. The...
Pat Johnson is the pre-school supervisor at Woodham Burn Pre-school Learning Centre, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. She spoke to Jean Evans. Our pre-school art gallery
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