Jasmine continues to be interested in colour and likes to question those around her, asking, 'Balloon colour?', 'Flower colour?' and so on, even when she clearly knows what the colour is. She loves to...
The Pre-School Learning Alliance has written to the Department for Education to demand a detailed reply to its e-petition against changes to childcare ratios, now that it has secured the 10,000...
Childcare providers have escaped some 20-fold rises in Ofsted registration fees after a Government climbdown.
The Government should maintain benefits support during the Covid crisis, says our columnist Karl Handscomb
Continuing professional development is at the heart of Angela Leeve's work as a pre-school leader at Ready Steady Go! nursery in Bromley, London
The cost of criminal record checks could cause a drop in the number of childminders, the National Childminding Association (NCMA) has warned. NCMA chief executive Gill Haynes gave evidence to the...
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell says we should all note a recent ruling on child protection There is such tumult in the realm of child protection that the paediatric profession is experiencing a...
Children should be allowed to stay in control of their play, but adults can subtly direct it towards ends that are beneficial for everyone Knowing when to intervene is probably the most essential...
The Gaelic Pre-school Council, Comhairlie nan Sgoiltean Araich (CNSA), has sought advice from the Commission for Racial Equality after receiving abusive letters that criticised Gaelic-medium education...
Childminders in Cumbria are rallying to help colleagues affected by the continuing foot and mouth crisis. The National Childminding Association (NCMA) Kendal Support Group has organised an emergency...