Most of the 1,100 providers initially judged inadequate by Ofsted under the new inspection framework have been found satisfactory on re-inspection. The Ofsted report Making a difference, published on...
By Stephen Burke, director of the Daycare Trust The Chancellor's Budget announcement of funding for 1,700 children's centres in England, ahead of July's spending review, is a sure sign that children's...
Parenting UK, a national membership body for those who work with parents, has created a new scheme to encourage organisations to recognise the importance that family plays in the lives of their...
Starting hours for Primary 1 pupils in Glasgow could be changed by the city council at the request of working parents. Following consultation in 1997, it was agreed that the new intake of four- and...
At last, we have somebody brave enough to admit that smacking is acceptable, in Margaret Hodge. I am fed up with 'professionals' making me feel that I have brought my children up badly because I used...
An independent liberal think-tank is calling for a national parenting campaign that applies the 'five-a-day' concept to advice on pre-school development.