A children's centre on a Leeds housing estate has become a hub of the community by launching a fruit and vegetable delivery service, 15 years after the last local greengrocer closed. Hawksworth Wood...
A mother is suing a private nursery in Renfrewshire over allegations of an assault on her son four years ago. Lorraine Melrose from Paisley claims that her son, Shaun, was 'dragged for 50 feet by his...
Providers are being encouraged by the Achieving Two Year Olds contract to support the new programme as it moves towards its goal of 130,000 children this year.
Early years settings around the country sent us their pictures showing how they enjoyed last week's memorable snowfall.
Are you making the most of your stock of jigsaws? Nursery teacher Brenda Kay offers some fitting tips You can never have too many puzzles in an early years setting. Our own cupboard is bursting at the...
Poetry has great developmental importance for children, and rhyming picturebooks are a great way to introduce it, finds Andy McCormack
<P>With men making up 10 per cent of lone parents, how father-friendly are childcare arrangements? Judith Napier investigates some of the issues confronting them </P>
Janet King, Sector Manager for Education and Childcare at NCFE, sets out the range of ways into, and roles within, the early years sector