A food bank charity has revealed that more than 900,000 people used its food banks in the last year.
Parents spend an average of 49 minutes a day with their children, according to a survey released to coincide with National Family Week on 31 May to 6 June.
The Nursery World Show is on this weekend, so there's just time to sign up for some great CPD with our masterclass and semimar programme
A children's centre in Islington, London, has won an award for inspiring design in the early years.
Get up to speed with the all the latest Government proposals and find out what they could mean for your business by taking a look at the current issue of our Nursery Management supplement.
How can adult carers give the youngest children the best opportunities to develop early language, asks Opal Dunn
We live in a risk-averse society, but without risk-taking children will not reach their potential, argues Michelle Wisbey
Nursery school campaigners are calling for sector-wide backing and a government rethink on funding reforms after their online petition tipped the 14,000 mark in just over a fortnight.
Informal childcare provided by grandparents is up by a third and now worth 7.3 billion a year, up from 3.9 billion in 2004, according to new research.
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PRE-SCHOOL INCLUSION. Chris Dukes and Maggie Smith. (Paul Chapman, 18.99, 9781412929356, 020 7324 8703) Reviewed by Janice McKinley, area SENCO