A simple walk to see some ducklings by the Sunbeams Pre-school on the Isle of Wight covered the whole of the early years curriculum, says supervisor Melanie Lacey I was contacted recently by a mother...
Three children's charities have challenged the leading political parties in England to prove their commitment to children in the forthcoming General Election. The charities, the NSPCC, Barnardo's and...
Future policies around children's centres could see those that provide childcare as the preferred model of provision for all children, which would solve the 'childcare versus education' muddle, new...
Smaller settings wishing to employ apprentices will have to pay just 10 per cent of the costs of training them, the Government has announced today.
The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has expressed concern that the views of private day nurseries may not be taken into account in the Government's review of early education and childcare...
A new study reveals that one in every 64 primary schoolchildren may need help because they have some form of autism, but have not been diagnosed.
One in six parents wrongly blame watching too much TV and technology as the most common cause of speech and language difficulties in young children, a new survey suggests.
A major Ofsted inquiry will look at how schools in deprived areas can stop children from falling behind their better-off peers.