* A grant awarded to Lea View Community Nursery brought the Charities Board in London up to its 200m milestone, last week. The Hackney nursery was awarded more than 65,000, bringing the total amount...
Parents of young children could be eased into work with the introduction of an ultra-flexible work system aimed at people who cannot put in the usual hours of an average part-time employee.
Possible activity ideas inspired by this kitchen staple extend far beyond food. By Marianne Sargent
Confidence, skill and safety awareness can be built through progressive practice on wheeled toys in the playground, as Ann Barker explains Children love to ride the tricycles at nursery because it...
Each year after the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, public tennis courts are full of children practising their rallies. Why not cash in on this enthusiasm?says Gail Bushell. this year the...
A new joint pilot by a training provider and a university will offer early years staff a clear route to higher level qualifications.
Two nursery nurses accused of child abuse have won the legal fight to clear their names, but the cost is still being paid by children and society, argues Professor Frank Furedi
After early years consultant Sandy Green was diagnosed with cancer, she wrote a story for her young grandchildren in the hope that it would make the changes, and the 'unknown', less alarming for them.
Helen Garnett explores the role of early years education in preventing violence against women and girls
The true scale of the funding shortfall for childcare places in the early years sector is revealed in new research from the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Ruth Thomson takes a look at the numbers.