Childcare costs in the Republic of Ireland are soaring because hundreds of low- and middle-income families have lost their subsidised places following Government changes of policy.
More than 4,000 children aged five and under were excluded from school or nursery last year.
The relentlessly determined effort to keep the children's centre roll-out on track has seen the programme expand to the point where it is now reaching one million children and their families. Some 500...
The Government's 'cross-cutting' review of childcare policy which has finally been published makes for fascinating reading (see News, page 4), not least for the acknowledgement that 'important...
Go to ground and discover the living world down below in the second part of a project by Helen Shelbourne with fun activities in all areas of the curriculum Develop children's exploration of what is...
Help babies build up their vocabulary and vocalise their first words with books chosen by Opal Dunn It is thought that by the age of 18 months a child can say about 50 words, but their understanding...
Pre-school manager Anita Birtles is living proof of the maxim, 'if a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well'. And it's her determination to do the best she can that has taken her from parent...
Adults need greater awareness to spot potential problems, says Annette Rawstrone.
Monika Jephcott (left), chief executive of Play Therapy UK (PTUK), has spent six years lobbying the Government to ensure children are at the forefront of the reform of the 1983 Mental Health Act,...
The link between free early education for three-and four-year-olds and how well children do at school at the age of seven is not yet known, according to the National Audit Office.