The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care has clarified which of the care standards for early years education and childcare providers will be used in forthcoming inspections over a three-year...
Some time late in the General Election campaign, Labour strategists coined the phrase 'Coalition of Cuts for Children' to describe what a Conservative-Liberal Democrat government might mean for...
Stringing along! Encourage children to explore the endless possibilities of using string as a resource for creative activities.
Favourite children's characters such as Bob the Builder and the 101 Dalmatians are helping first year primary children in Stirling learn key number skills. A guide launched last month by Stirling...
James Hempsall outlines how one nursery has seized the opportunity to develop its key worker system in order to deliver an outstanding offer to its large number of twos.
The number of childminders has dropped more than 10 per cent in the past two years, the latest figures from Ofsted show.
Parents in Angus can introduce their pre-school children to mathematics confidently thanks to a set of leaflets sent out by the local authority. Angus Council has developed the early mathematics...
More children from low-income families do less well than their peers at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Children's freedom to play is being stifled by a culture of caution, according to a survey that found some providers have gone to extremes such as banning the making of daisy chains, playing with...