(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...
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...
* A West Midlands childminder is making wristbands for children with their childminder's telephone number on them. Donna Mulqueen came up with the idea to help children who become separated from their...
* The SureStart Children's Centre in Tilbury, Essex, was rated outstanding in three categories in its Ofsted report - Making a Positive Contribution, Partnership with Parents, and Leadership and...
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...
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...
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...