Ahead of the extension of the entitlement to funded early education places for two-year-olds next week, the Government has launched an advertising campaign aimed at encouraging parents to check their...
Concerns about wide variations in the quality of candidates getting NVQs could increase with new funding methods, as Mary Evans reports
Pennie Akehurst, managing director of Early Years Fundamentals, discusses the changes she has seen in inspections since the advent of the new Education Inspection Framework
Babies understand the concept of numbers and counting from as early as 18 months, according to new research.
Children under three should not watch any television, and older children should have their TV viewing rationed to a 'recommended daily allowance', a scientist told MPs on Monday. Speaking at a...
Childminders are set to give National Childcare Month a rousing start in Scotland with a wave of activities in the first week of June to raise the profile of registered childminding as a quality form...
Music and movement in the nursery This conference by Ranelagh House will discuss the benefits of music and movement for a child's development, with reference to the Early Learning Goals. Delegates...
Games involving dice have been enjoyed for many centuries. Lynne Garner suggests activities that can be adapted for children of different ages and abilities dice have been around for thousands of...
Providing appropriate childcare for ethnic minority families remains an ideal that is poorly served in reality and often misunderstood by policymakers, says Wendy Wallace When Sister Joseph Harding...