Public sector union Unison has called for an increase in the national minimum wage to 7.45 an hour by October 2010.
Our latest round-up of funding cuts affecting Sure Start features Liverpool and Sefton.
Children who have fled conflict in another country may show characteristic reactions that sensitive early years settings can help them to overcome Every day we hear news about war or civil unrest....
Are you making the most of your public library and teaching children how to use it? asks Lena Engel
A multi-strand literacy programme with early years phonics teaching at its core has eradicated illiteracy among schoolchildren in one local authority area in Scotland, according to the final results...
Ask yourself these ten questions to assess whether your setting helps children who speak English as an additional language. 1 Can you see languages other than English as soon as you enter your...
A leading early years organisation has called on the Government to abandon Key Stage 1 SATs. Members of Early Education said they felt there was a clash between the 'welcome, play-based philosophy of...
A Government consultation has been launched on proposals for all newly qualified nursery staff to undertake paediatric first aid training for the first time.
Penny Tassoni has ideas for reading Baby Day with the youngest children