Producing items from a bag to stimulate children's imaginative thinking and storytelling inspired staff at St James' Pre-school in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, to set up a wall display. Here they tell...
Test your knowledge about child development, the value of play in the early years and the importance of observing and assessing young children by answering true or false. to these statements.
Proposals for a new system of apprenticeship funding, which includes the apprenticeship levy for large and mandatory cash contributions for small employers have been launched.
More than nine out of ten local authorities in England have at least one formal childminder network, according to a new survey published by Sure Start. The Childminder Networks Census was carried out...
Early years practitioners across the UK have until the end of this month to respond to a consultation on the review of the National Occupational Standards and S/NVQs. The Department for Education and...
Leukaemia. What is it? Leukaemia is the most common cancer of childhood, with about 400 new cases each year in the UK. It is a cancer of the tissues that produce blood cells. The body produces...
Parents who consistently fail to help their obese children lose weight could be accused of neglect, a group of health experts have said.
Healthy living is being promoted in a New Year advertising campaign by the Government.
The National Union of Teachers has called for classroom staff to be some of the first in line for the swine flu vaccine.
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