Cherie Blair is calling for a Government strategy towards universal pre-school childcare with the ultimate aim of childcare for all parents, whatever their background and the age of their children.
The books shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize (RDFP), which celebrates the funniest books for children, have been named.
New research shows that at just one-day old, babies can differentiate between social interactions such as playing 'peekaboo' and non-social movement such as an arm manipulating an object.
Early years experts and organisations in England have welcomed the Government's decision to give the Early Learning Goals set out in the Curriculum guidance for the Foundation Stage statutory force as...
Neighbourhood Nurseries received a boost in funding last week with 4.5m more from the New Opportunities Fund. The award, which will create 43 more Neighbourhood Nurseries in England, includes Pounds...
Dance may help children develop skills in all six areas of learning. Personal, social and emotional development
families of children with disabilities in Wales can find help from the Early Support Programme, developed in England to improve the quality, consistency and co-ordination of services for disabled...
cutbacks in health visiting have been blamed as more than two-thirds of GP practices have been found to be experiencing higher demands for postnatal care, in a survey for Independent Nurse magazine....
A child's drawing inspired a nursery nurse to lose 13 stone and drop from size 30 to 14, said the Sunday Mail.
An eco-friendly children's opera will involve 2,000 three-to six-year-olds at primary schools across North Ayrshire over the next few weeks. The children will play the part of a group of voles forced...