Where will I eat my lunch? What will I have to eat? What do I do when the bell rings? These are just some of the questions young children often ask when they are about to start school. But the pupils...
Of all the initiatives pushed through by the Government in the past few years, the Transformation Fund seems to have caused the most confusion and suspicion. It is very difficult to engage with...
Congratulations to the nurseries and pre-schools of Kent for turning out in such force to the council's meeting about the Code of Practice on nursery education funding (see News, page 4). Some 400...
The nursery nurses' strike in Scotland is causing clashes of opinion between those who would normally see themselves as partners in caring for young children. Staff taking industrial action are...
Two family support centres in Wiltshire have had their budgets slashed in half following a borough council's cost-cutting measures. On 1 April the Walcot Family Centre and the Welcome Family Centre in...
Rising numbers of children are starting school before they are fully toilet trained, a survey of teachers suggests.
A strategy for developing childcare services has finally been revealed - but how much account does it take of the real concerns of children, parents and practitioners? Professor Helen Penn takes a...
Private nurseries in Kent say they are being 'blackmailed' into accepting new rules for the Nursery Education Grant, after the local authority took a tougher stance over the funding.