The Government's reforms in schools in England and Wales are to proceed despite the decision by Britain's largest teachers' union to boycott an agreement on the increased use of classroom assistants....
A parenting programme piloted in 11 Sure Start centres in Wales is effective in reducing behavioural problems among children and is likely to be cost-effective, according to new research. A team from...
Shoot for the moon or shoot around the world in wizard shoes with the wonderfully fantasising characters in new books reviewed by Alison Boyle The Rooftop Rocket Party. Written and illustrated by...
A series of webcasts, featuring a Masterchef semi-finalist and former nursery chef, have been launched with advice for settings on planning cooking sessions with children.
I want to take issue with Jerry Beere's question, 'What exactly is the point in children as young as three or four learning even the rudiments of mathematics and English?' (Letters, 24 October). When...
Early years organisations have welcomed the Government's launch of Every Parent Matters, which sets out how parents can best support their children.<BR>
In this issue of Nursery Business, we start off with a look at the supply-side funding currently on offer to some London nurseries, under the Childcare Affordability Programme (CAP), a scheme designed...
More nannies are being urged by private accountants to join a scheme designed to make them more affordable to parents. Nannies are the only form of unregistered childcare in Britain and parents...
Judith Gillespie, development manager at the Scottish Parent-Teacher Council There is no disagreement that child abuse, whether physical, sexual or mental, is wrong and should be the subject of strong...
In 'Strength in numbers' (23 August) Peter Moss suggests that the apparent decline in the number of childminders could be due to better-paid jobs on offer and says that childminders 'are nearly all...