Just under 200 nurseries, pre-schools and schools in England will share £50m in Government funding to build, expand and refurbish premises ahead of the 30-hour offer.
Following a raft of recent changes to maternity, sickness and other employment-related legislation, Jacqui Mann of HR4 Nurseries provides a roundup of 20 things every employer needs to know
Mindful carers are needed to ensure that children with different needs get the right amount of stimulation. Anne O'Connor explains.
The most essential household utensils offer a surprising array of learning activities, as Jean Evans demonstrates A project focusing on the familiar and readily available resource of cutlery provides...
I would like to point out to your readers that, contrary to Sue Thorne's comments (Letters, 15 November), there is a great deal of free childcare training available. Following many Government...
Ideas to help you implement Birth to Three Matters This week: Discovery fun - will it fit?, exploring pattern, shape and early counting
A unit that can help prepare new practitioners for dealing with parents and multi-agency working is examined by Mary Evans.
The childcare field is wide open to those leaving college with fresh qualifications, and the hardest thing about a first job may be choosing one that leads in the right direction, as Mahrukh Choughtai...
Make plans over time for one of the most important areas of a setting's provision with this advice from Jane Drake Long-term planning
Ideas to help you implement Birth to Three Matters This week: Again! Again! - Asking for more: looking, pointing, using sounds and words