More than 5,000 new out-of- school childcare places are being created across Scotland following the latest round of grants awarded by the New Opportunities Fund (NOF). After-school, breakfast and...
A 12m funding boost to provide more foster carers and places in Scotland should also be used to raise the minimum allowances paid to carers, says the Fostering Network. The charity welcomed the cash...
Winner: Young Friends Nursery, Hove, Sussex
Tomorrow Sir Michael Wilshaw is set to reiterate the need for early years providers to improve how they are preparing children for the academic challenges of school.
The first major early years research to begin since 1997 will look at the impact of free early education from the age of two on the development of thousands of children.
New childcare, health and social care qualifications have been launched in Wales. Philip Blaker explains what this means for the early years sector
Ofsted has updated its online registration system to make the process easier for early years providers and help stop delays which had been affecting prospective childminders.
Adults have an average of 20 childhood toys ‘stashed away’, including Fisher Price telephones, Hot Wheels and Rubik’s Cubes, reveals new research.
APEL Level 3 Certificate in work with children (Early Years or Playwork), Unit 2: reflect on practice Section 9 - Explain your understanding of anti-discriminatory practice and provide examples of the...
Plans to close eight children’s centres in Peterborough will go ahead.