The goal of opening 29 children's centres by March 2008 is getting nearer for Oxfordshire County Council, as another seven centres have received official status. The new children's centres are...
Neil Leitch says the delay in the early years funding consultation makes it impossible for the sector to prepare for the 30-hour offer
I want to explain in more detail the reforms to Sure Start and early years services that I announced last week.
Trampolining can help develop co-ordination, balance, spatial awareness, strength and suppleness. Looking ahead to winter months, trampolining is also an activity that children could continue, whether...
Nurseries across the country said goodbye to children moving on to school next year.
I am really sad that Hazel Robinson had such a negative experience of trying to register as a childminder (Letters, 23 August), for I have been a registered childminder for 12 years and have found it...
One of the bonuses of producing a weekly magazine is that we can keep readers right up to date with all the hottest news. This week's news pages are packed with the latest stories on pay and...
The spotlight is firmly on caring for birth to threes - the theme of this year's essay competition (opposite). First, <B>Lena Engel</B> looks at outdoor play for this age group