Kathleen Marshall has been appointed Scotland's first-ever commissioner for children and young people. Her nomination was approved by the Scottish Parliament on 12 February and it is expected that she...
(Photograph) - Children from the Goodenough Nursery in Mecklenburgh Square, London, made African masks at the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green, as part of Black History Month. The month's...
The Government has put feckless parents back on the public agenda. Wendy Wallace tries to find out just who it is they're talking about 'Luke, get out here. I ain't got all f***ing day.' These words...
As a childminder in the remote Western Isles, 'wet play' takes on a special meaning for Donalda Campbell. Here she describes her average working week Monday Children today: Andrew (three) 8.45am to...
A revised strategy to reduce child poverty is to be set out by the Department for Work and Pensions in response to recommendations made by the Govern- ment's child poverty tsar, Lisa Harker. Speaking...
Many children miss out on the ritual of sitting round the table eating and talking due to parents busy work schedules, but it is a civilising and socialising habit worth cultivating. Always ensure...
This year's issue of Training Today brings together all the changes being made to qualifications, which will affect everyone in the early years workforce.
As a qualified nanny with more than ten years' experience, I was angered by the letter 'All childcarers need to be checked' (29 January). Although I agree with most of what was said about having...
A mother’s day event at Playdays Daycare Nursery in Bolton was themed around the Queen and her upcoming 90th birthday.