New research into the effects on children of consuming food additives has left many parents wondering what is safe to feed them. Nathalie Golden of the Food Standards Agency offers information and...
A new guide to portion sizes has been launched to help keep young children’s diets healthy.
A voluntary managed nursery shows Annette Rawstrone how it establishes and promotes the keen involvement of parents.
Cross-community playgroups andnurseries are helping to change attitudes in Northern Ireland. James Tweed reports Research published earlier this summer by the Community Relations Council in Belfast...
Ahead of next month’s Anti-Bullying Week, Caroline Vollans examines what bullying behaviour actually is and shows how practitioners can encourage children’s kindness and co-operation
This is a pivotal role with a children's centre, involving taking the lead in developing policies and objectives.
Concerns about wide variations in the quality of candidates getting NVQs could increase with new funding methods, as Mary Evans reports
Professor Tina Bruce, visiting professor at the University of North London As a General Election approaches, I find myself recalling an article that I wrote soon after Labour's election victory. In...
A new early years strategy that could see children in Northern Ireland start school at six has met with mixed reactions from the childcare and education sectors.