With the twos programme set to expand its offering this September, Dr Julian Grenier looks at some of the problems with the scheme and suggests how the Government might tackle them.
Far from being something to avoid for busy parents, cooking with children is a great way to spend time together, explains Penny Tassoni
Talking about death with young children is necessary when there has been a bereavement. Anne O’Connor explains the best ways to tackle this difficult subject
If your morale is on the slide, says Helen Kewley, take the plunge and consider your other options Winter is still dragging on, and this is the time of year when my agency gets the most phone calls...
The other day I came across research on ‘teaching’ Mandarin to nine-month-olds, comparing the effects of face-to-face tuition with those of tuition delivered via video or audio.
<P> Tony Blair has lent his backing to a campaign launched by the charity Kids' Clubs Network this week to set up out-of-school clubs for teenagers. </P>
The Government's decision to give tax relief of 50 a week for all employer-supported registered childcare has been warmly welcomed by early years organisations.
Complaints made about childcarers in England before this April will still not be accessible to parents under new procedures introduced last week by Ofsted.
More parents than ever in England are using formal childcare to look after their children during the week, according to research by the National Centre for Social Research (NCSR), launched to coincide...
In Ireland there is a recruitment crisis, but qualification requirements are not to blame - it's all about low pay, says Dr Moloney.