(Photograph) - Childcare students Louise Fowler (left) and Natalie Payn shared a couch with TV presenters Dermot O'Leary and Margarita Taylor last month when they won tickets to T4, the Channel 4...
Ahead of the General Election, we look at what the main parties’ policies might mean for the early years sector, with comment from key people. By Katy Morton and Catherine Gaunt
Harry had his first taste of solids this month, which he took readily. He was initially offered baby rice and then apple and carrot. Although Harry was very accepting of these foods he was clearly...
The animals and buildings on a farm provide rich pickings for activities across the early years curriculum from Helen Shelbourne Aproject such as 'On the farm' may stem from a single child's...
A nursery nurse who broke the arm of a child in her care has been given a 15-month prison sentence suspended for two years. Helen Lamb was also ordered to pay 1,500 compensation to the 20-month-old...
Judging day for our panel of sector experts proved particularly enjoyable this year – not least because the high standard of entries was matched by the excellent facilities provided at etc.venues St...
You've got the blender, you've got the nutritious raw ingredients, now what do you do with them? Children's cookery guru Annabel Karmel has packed 100 different puree ideas for babies aged six months...
The nursery education grant row is gathering pace, with Kent County Council in talks with the Department for Education and Skills about the new code of practice, and settings from all over the country...
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...