Childcare professionals and settings are taking part first-hand in a county-wide campaign to recruit more men. Karen Faux reports.
Nurseries across the country are being hit by cuts to funding and increased costs, leading many to close ahead of the introduction of the 30 free hours.
Frontline staff are overwhelmed by the needs of vulnerable families, who a month into the lockdown are facing life on the breadline, warns the charity. Due to problems with Universal Credit and delays...
Official statistics show that affluent areas in England have the highest number of childcare places available to families, highlighting that children in the most deprived parts of the country are less...
A round-up of resources to help you get the most out of a topic on light and dark Multisensory equipment
Dr Cath Arnold presents two professional books, on the need to slow down our approach to teaching children in the early years and the different aspects of working with parents
There has been plenty of outraged reaction to the prospect of schools offering provision for disadvantaged two-year-olds, particularly from private sector nurseries and early years experts.
A playdough bakery and hidden object game are ideal activities. By Georgina Durrant
In this second part of our new series on age-appropriate maths, Judith Dancer explores the needs of younger and older toddlers