With more children being born to older mothers, it is important practitioners understand their unique needs, finds Charlotte Goddard in the first of an occasional series
Glasgow schools are opening in the summer holidays for the first time to offer meals and activities for families that struggle financially without free school meals.
The Busy Bees group has acquired BrightPath Early Learning in a reported $145m deal.
A £30m Government grant will allow the National FGM Centre to continue its work to stop female genital mutilation (FGM).
A coalition of health and maternity organisations are urging the Government to take action, as smoking in pregnancy reduction rates are feared to be stalling.
The Childcare Bill, which will entitle parents to 30 hours of free childcare a week, has had its first reading in the House of Lords.
Controversy over when reading and writing should be taught could persist under the revised framework.Jan Dubiel, national development manager for Early Excellence, reviews the essential principles.
New Government figures reveal 156 children’s centres closed in 2015, almost double the number which shut the previous year.
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of school children living with complex needs, but information on them is scarce.