Babies understand the concept of numbers and counting from as early as 18 months, according to new research.
A new guide from the charity Grandparents Plus offers help to grandparents who provide emotional, practical and financial support to families.
Ofsted inspectors in early years and social care are locked in a pay dispute over a three-year pay freeze, which is disrupting nursery and childminding inspections.
Children's secretary Ed Balls has written to Ofsted proposing an end to regulating reciprocal childcare arrangements between friends.
The number of childminders is continuing to fall but to a lesser degree than the previous quarter, according to the latest Ofsted figures.
The UK’s largest nursery group, Busy Bees, is to close its Chandler’s Ford setting in Hampshire.
Tops Day Nurseries celebrated its 20th anniversary this month with a special reunion party.
Parents with children under the age of 16 will now be able to ask for changes to their working day, under a Bill for flexible working proposed in the Queen's Speech last week.
All early years settings and schools in England were last week sent Government guidance on how to control the spread of swine flu ahead of the new school term.
A survey of voluntary and community organisations in Glasgow points to 'a sector in crisis', with 96 per cent of respondents concerned about their survival beyond the next financial year. The Glasgow...