The Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit, introduced in April to streamline and replace a range of previous tax credits including Working Families Tax Credit and the Childcare Tax Credit, got off...
A raft of new childcare proposals were unveiled on Monday by the Scottish Labour party to spearhead a children's plan in its fight back against the Scottish National Party.
Nurseries supporting young fathers should look to the Young Dads' Council
The Government lacks a long-term strategy to develop the early years workforce, with falling qualification levels threatening to put the quality of children’s early years education at risk, new...
By Frank Blackwell, former senior advisor to the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation of America The word 'improvement' regularly occurs in official publications on education. It gives an...
The Welsh Government has announced an extra £5.1 million of funding this financial year to help the childcare and playwork sector weather the impact of Covid-19.
Stringing along! Encourage children to explore the endless possibilities of using string as a resource for creative activities.
The first private nursery chains are taking steps into the new Neighbourhood Nurseries scheme for disadvantaged areas. Anne Wiltsher reports The 108-place Jigsaw nursery in Portsmouth, one of the...
An inspection could be like a scene from a horror film, or it could go like a dream, says Mairi Maciver Clark When Alfred Hitchcock shot the 'Psycho' scene with Janet Leigh in the shower, little did...
Can nursery schools survive current changes in early years provision, especially the move to children's centres? Simon Vevers reports They have received a ringing endorsement in the EPPE research and...