Informal childcare provided by grandparents is up by a third and now worth 7.3 billion a year, up from 3.9 billion in 2004, according to new research.
Andrew Manners at Morgan LaRoche solicitors on Ofsted's proposed changes to the way complaints are handled for early years providers and schools.
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...
Stringing along! Encourage children to explore the endless possibilities of using string as a resource for creative activities.
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...
Children at Dunkys Day Nursery in Warrington have been developing their fine and gross motor skills during water play outdoors.
The narrator of 'Trumpton' and 'Camberwick Green' is the best-loved voice from British children's television, according to a poll in new BBC magazine Underground Ernie.Brian Cant, now 73, beat...
* This 12-part series aims to support practitioners in achieving and maintaining high-quality provision in the Foundation Stage. * The series is underpinned by the principles for early years education...
A grant from the Worcestershire Arts Development Project allowed the children of Broadway Playgroup to create a jungle-themed mosaic We linked up with local community artist Alison Ogle, who suggested...