The quality of the tools provided for children to paint and draw is important. Nicole Weinstein suggests some key resources to encourage creativity.
Cary Rankin talks about Bertram Nursery Group's experience of the 30-hours.
There are stark differences in early education opportunities across England, the Social Mobility Commission warns today.
Cuts in funding from central Government are forcing local authorities to take a different approach to their children's services and education, at a time of many other changes, writes Pauline Hoare.
Promoting childcare as a service and a source of jobs is the aim of recent projects in ethnic minority communities. Mary Evans reports Billboard posters featuring the faces of laughing children, and a...
Thinking of extending for the 30 hours? Shannon Hawthorne, press and public affairs director at Pre-school Learning Alliance, gives the lowdown on the Government’s capital funding scheme
Now is the time to employ staff to cover the school summer holidays. How will you build your team? How will you provide support and training? SPRITO development officer Gail Bushell gives advice....
Gluten intolerance can have serious consequences for a child, but with careful planning, they can enjoy all the nursery's activities, writes Jacqueline Smith Coeliac disease affects one in 300 of the...
Nannies who have become mothers can lend a special expertise to other families, as Helen Kewley discovers Many of the nannies I recruited in the early days of my agency now have lots of experience - ...
Early years organisations are impressed with the Select Committee's report, but what, asks Anne Wiltsher, will happen after the election?