<P> With nut allergies increasing among children, early years practitioners need to take precautions. Suzannah Olivier offers advice in the latest of our series on special diets </P>
Pregnant women have been advised by the Department of Health to avoid contact with sheep during lambing season because of a risk of infections including chlamydiosis, listeriosis and toxoplasmosis, to...
Many young carers of familymembers with addictions, disabilities or mental health problems are coping without outside support, according to a Barnardo's report and a YouGov survey. Barnardo's...
They're always available, highly nutritious, colourful, versatile - and economical, so let's make carrots delicious too, says Mary Whiting.
New early years products rounded up by Ruth Thomson will engage children in maths, climbing, digging and playing creatively.
A Dorset-based nursery group has been hailed as a 'world-class' training provider by the Adult Learning Inspectorate. Tops Day Nurseries was the only childcare provider in a list of the very best...
Guidelines on giving medicines to children have been issued by the public service employees' union Unison. The information aims to ensure that children are not excluded from mainstream education or...
The weather may be turning autumnal but that should not reduce the physical activity of the children in your care. Providing the right equipment is the first step towards keeping everyone moving...
Male teachers make up just 12 per cent of the primary school workforce and only 44 men work in state-run nurseries, figures from the General Teaching Council show.
Nursery groups with more than 250 employees have reported on their gender pay gaps, with women ahead in some companies, but men still paid more in others despite the female-dominated nature of the...