In 'New nurseries buck economic trend' (News, 15 January) we incorrectly stated that Rob and Kaye Kilsby are the owners of the Tyneside Nursery Group. The correct name of the chain is the Tynemouth...
Children's minister Claire Couthino says that national average hourly funding rate for two-year-olds will rise to £8 this September and to £5.50 for three-to-four-year-olds. When the offer of 15 hours...
Computer clubs for children were just the beginning for one enterprising teacher, as Jenny Benjamin discovers
The number of people starting childcare courses has dropped drastically since the new Early Years Educator qualification came in, trainers have said.
Early years settings asked young children what Christmas means to them. Here we share a selection of their replies
What resources and initiatives are out there to help the sector promote itself to potential new and future recruits? Hannah Crown reports
Food fashions change, but offering healthy snacks is always vital, says Snapdragons' Mary Llewellin.
The use of mud kitchens in nurseries’ outdoor spaces has spread significantly since the concept was popularised a few years ago, but children will only get the most out of them if they are regularly...
Why is inequality an important subject to tackle and what are our attitudes to it, asks Mary Dickins in the first of a four-part series