Wage increases, uncertainty over local authority payments for funded hours and the return of business rates, amid other costs, dampen the funding announcement. By Catherine Gaunt
At the same time that a record number of families are using children's centres, a number of centres are expected to close over the next 12 months, according to the third annual Children's Centre...
Building on children's use of cues, practitioners can work with them to engender greater playfulness in their learning.
Early years providers across the country are facing a 'postcode lottery' with local authority funding for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in their care.
Moves are afoot for children to be consulted in decisions that affect them. Mary Evans hears some of the campaigners who are already giving children their say
You can't get much more environmentally friendly than an out-of-school club made from recycled cardboard. Karen Faux shows how to be truly 'green' A radical re-think on how the nation's nurseries can...
Zoe is a three-year-old attending Cottingley Primary School nursery for a daily three-hour session. In the setting she shows a keen interest in water play and also spends much time imitating adults in...
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Further career and study options for a school's learning mentor who has gained experience in working with children with emotional and behavioural difficulties are suggested by Tina Jefferies.
Children can maintain their bonds with their jailed mothers thanks to a unique nursery 'inside'. Barbara Millar reports Little Cherubs may be a commonplace nursery name, but in one case the nursery...