Recently I offered other daycare settings a booklet we had written on the subject of treasure baskets and heuristic play (Letters, 12 July). Our nursery has been inundated with requests for copies,...
Letter of the week wins 30 worth of children's books A parent at our nursery recently expressed a concern regarding a male member of staff changing their child's nappy. The concern was not a child...
An early diagnosis of sickle cell anaemia can save a life. Learn to spot the symptoms in the latest part of our A-Z of health by doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital. What is sickle cell anaemia...
An action plan towards free universal childcare is among the measures the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) wants the Government to deliver in its next round of spending plans. In Comprehensive...
Children's minister Sarah Teather visited Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent last week to hear feedback from staff and students on the New Leaders in Early Years programme.
The debate over the rights and wrongs of smacking children has raged on for decades, yet very little progress has been made in stopping this unacceptable practice.
<P>Early years and childcare settings are to receive guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) on how they can play a part in combating childhood obesity. </P>
The End Child Poverty Coalition is calling on the House of Lords to ensure the Government continues to report on income-related child poverty measures.
Government reforms to out-of-school clubs will be detrimental to the sector and children, warns director of the Out of School Alliance Catherine Wrench.
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell looks at a course of progress in childcare that seems to be going in two directions Take this fact: the average cost of a full-time nursery place for a child is...