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Local authorities in Scotland have been reminded that they are now under a duty to make a free part-time pre-school education place available for all three- and four-year-olds. Minister for education...
Pssst! Last month we reviewed the headline-grabbing book Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg. This British author has taken her uncanny skills working with babies to California, where she now...
The National Childminding Association is sending a team of 12 runners to take part in the British 10km Open Road Race later this month. NCMA chief executive Gill Haynes, who is one of the runners,...
A sound way to disseminate good practice in outdoor learning to early years providers is described by Michelle Hudson at Buckinghamshire County Council Developing the outdoor curriculum has long been...
The needs and circumstances of multiple birth families are often misunderstood.
Minimum salary levels should be set for the early years workforce to raise standards and encourage practitioners to gain higher qualifications, an influential think-thank has recommended.
Lynn Bryden is business and finance support officer at Sure Start Strategic Partnership Tyne & Wear (www.northtyneside.gov.uk)
Obese children may be outlived by their parents unless they are helped to start making healthy food choices at a young age, a health expert has warned. The warning by Annabel Bentley, BUPA's assistant...
The National Autistic Society (NAS) has revealed plans to open a free school for children with autism in Berkshire and neighbouring counties in September.
Families pay on average more for childcare than their mortgage, according to the annual childcare costs survey by the Family and Childcare Trust.