More parents than ever in England are using formal childcare to look after their children during the week, according to research by the National Centre for Social Research (NCSR), launched to coincide...
It’s hard to imagine any setting without music and sound. Music is an important aspect of the early years, says Sally-Anne Brown and Vic Holmes, directors of a community of learning for early years...
Introducing babies and toddlers to books will set them on the way to being confident readers later on. Andy McCormack offers some advice and explores examples of age-appropriate titles
The National Day Nurseries Association is calling on the Government to rethink its flagship 30-hours policy after a fifth of respondents to its annual survey said there is little or no chance they...
Around a third of early years settings have still not reopened since lockdown eased, official figures show.
The most pressing issues for the nursery sector in the coming election are highlighted by Claire Schofield, director of Policy, Membership and Communications at the NDNA.
New research into the effects on children of consuming food additives has left many parents wondering what is safe to feed them. Nathalie Golden of the Food Standards Agency offers information and...
Nurseries should be able to charge parents 'top-up' fees to cover funding shortfalls, the chair of the Montessori Schools Association will say.
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