Play-Doh is offering free workshops to foster children's creative play linked to the EYFS.
By Kay Stead, a Worcestershire pre-school supervisor and childcare and education tutor The news that pre-school settings will be able to use hotel-style 'star ratings' took many of us by surprise....
Community nurseries may be privatised by Newcastle City Council, after the local authority interpreted the Childcare Act as a duty to manage rather than provide even long-established childcare...
I feel that even raising the issue of allowing childminders to smack children is a backwards step. No matter what the environment is, educators need to be consistent. Since there is a no-smacking...
Nine innovative childcare projects in Northern Ireland were last week awarded grants of more than 400,000 by the New Opportunities Fund under its Building Quality Childcare programme. The projects...
Nurseries in the area around Soham are helping children and parents deal with their grief and fears following the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman and the massive publicity around the case.
Nurseries across Scotland have been warned to be on their guard following bogus calls from a company claiming they owe it hundreds of pounds for educational publications. Laura Fraser, owner of Rowan...
Araft of new measures that will significantly extend access to tax breaks for employer-supported childcare across the UK has been proposed by the Treasury.