Children who aren't developing as expected may require observation to identify a special need. Sue Roffey explains One of the indications that children are developing either differently or more slowly...
The Pre-school Learning Alliance has published two free guides to support early years settings with their Ofsted inspections and the complaints process.
Parents at a Huddersfield nursery school threatened with closure have collected over 1,000 signatures calling for a reprieve.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the second largest nursery chain in the UK, has bought Teddies Nurseries, creating the largest network of childcare settings in Britain.
A children's centre attached to a primary school in north London is among the latest settings to close amid swine flu fears.
Children's secretary Ed Balls has written to Ofsted proposing an end to regulating reciprocal childcare arrangements between friends.
Teaching assistants who are worried about job security should consider a career in playwork, according to SkillsActive.
A body tasked with setting pay and conditions for early years and school support staff in the maintained sector was made statutory on Monday when it received Royal Assent.
The first months of existence of Ofsted's Early Years Directorate have been plagued by technical hitches with its telephone and computer systems. Some callers to Ofsted's helpline number have been...
Mothers who return to work before their child's first birthday do not harm their development, new research suggests.