A legal challenge, a PR campaign and a working group were mooted as solutions to raise the profile of unsustainable childcare funding with the public, in crunch talks last week.
Far from being an inferior option, vegan alternatives provide healthy and delicious baking choices that all the children can share and enjoy together, says June Graham
Find out how this free resource was developed by the Early Intervention Foundation and the PEDAL Centre – and how it can be used effectively in the setting. By Meredith Jones Russell
Proposed changes to early years funding in England are likely to hit local authorities already struggling with declining childcare places – largely in northern England –suggests new research.
A consultation on changes to the free entitlement has been launched by the Government, in advance of increasing the number of two-year-olds who will be eligible for 15 hours of early education from...
Having built a strong reputation for its training and consultancy services in the north of England, Early Excellence is now bringing its expertise to the south
There has been a ‘sharp drop’ in the number of available childcare places across England over the past year, with just half of local authorities reporting sufficiency of places for children under two.
A two-year-old girl has died after choking on a sausage during lunch at a nursery.
Birds became the focus of an outdoor project for nursery children who reminded practitioners that the process of learning matters most, says Gill Wright, advisory teacher for early years at Sefton...
Childcarers can broaden their horizons, and their experience, with stints abroad in sun or ski resorts. Karen Faux hears what the jobs are all about.