Practitioners working with babies feel isolated, neglected and less valued than other staff in the nursery, a three-year long study into baby rooms has concluded, highlighting a need for targeted...
World leaders are being called on to invest more in the early years as new research shows less than 2 per cent of the global aid budget goes to pre-primary education.
Problems with complaint-driven Ofsted inspections stymied providers’ plans to sell their settings or acquire new ones in what was otherwise a positive 2013 for the nursery sector, according to a...
The Scottish Executive has ruled out putting nanny agencies and nannies under the same regulatory body as other early years education and childcare services, despite the concerns expressed by a number...
Along-running dispute between term-time school staff in Northern Ireland and the Province's five Education and Library Boards looks set to end following a management offer put forward last week, with...
During her second month Jasmine began to vocalise when making eye contact with her carers and when focusing on a particular toy. Vertical stripes (such as the folds in curtains) held her attention for...
Three directors at the Busy Bees nursery chain have Ben Nevis in their sights as part of a massive charity fundraising event involving all 50 Busy Bees nurseries. Operations director Margaret Randles,...
The principle of early intervention to bring about change and improvement is firmly established across children's services. However, the idea of five-year-olds being warned off guns and the gang...
For most families, the approaching new school year is all about fresh starts and the hope for a bright and successful future. But what about those children who have already been written off by the...