Nannying has been the mainstay for a family of professional childcarers well supplied with work by Helen Kewley When a really capable nanny comes to my agency and takes a job and employers think she...
Close interaction between children's centres and childminders enhances both kinds of provider - and parent choice too, says Annette Rawstrone.
Funding committed to many local projects around the country has been put in jeopardy by drastic cuts in the Children's Fund. Simon Vevers finds out what's happened practitioners can do in a tense...
How do you find a man if you work among women and children? Sue Hubberstey offers some advice It may make a nanny's heart sink to read the research estimate that nearly half the population now meet...
Early years settings can lead the way to inclusive education for deaf children. Radhika Holmstrom finds out how
It's a common occurrence, so why does a child's biting cause so much upset? Annette Rawstrone spoke to practitioners at a private day nursery. Illustration by Clare Nichols.
A cause of infant injury or death that is hard to diagnose is easier to prevent by educating parents and carers, as Lena Engel reports
The internet has led to a massive market in child abuse that the authorities are struggling to stem, while few child victims are able to be helped. Simon Vevers reports The internet has transformed...
Babies and toddlers learn from experience and love to explore all sorts of shapes, sizes and textures of even the most basic household items. Nicole Weinstein explains the joy of treasure baskets and...