Parents are embracing the hardline tactics advocated by TV parenting programmes such as 'Supernanny', according to a survey by parenting website Raisingkids.co.uk. It said that 73 per cent of...
'Childcare is now one of the most pressing concerns for unions and parents both in and out of work' Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary, commenting on the TUC and the Daycare Trust report Women,...
Becky Watanbe, early years trainer and consultant, and Kim Langstaff, early years manager, work at Acorn Early Years Foundation,a charitable social enterprise which operates 17 nurseries, several...
I was shocked by Barbara Davies' letter ('Flexibly overstretched', 20 July). Has she forgotten that her employees are parents too and that support should be given to them to provide continuity of care...
Practitioners can access training and purchase resources under one roof at Totempole in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
How can we ensure that Literacy supports a love of reading and writing which links to all learning areas, asks Phil Armstrong
Specific outdoor teaching qualifications are not necessary for early years practitioners to work with children outside, but they are very valuable, finds Gabriella Jozwiak
Use these ten key points as possible lead-ins for discussion at a staff meeting or with parents and carers: 1 What experience of print do children have outside of the home/setting? 2 Are there plenty...
Plaid Cymru, has promised all parents of one - to three-year-olds 40 hours of free childcare a week within its election manifesto.