Early years and childcare failed to receive a name-check in the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget speech today, with criticism from sector organisations and teaching unions for the Government’s failure to...
Macmillan Cancer Support is running a Dress Up and Dance fundraising initiative on Friday 20 June, in which children at schools and nurseries across the UK will be asked to don their finest...
Museums need to be noisy to encourage new ideas and talk, says the Kids in Museums Manifesto, which features 20 measures compiled from visitors' suggestions for improving museums and galleries.
After your story about the restaurant in Cheshire offering childcare while parents enjoy a meal (News, 20/27 December) I was heartened to turn to Pat Wills' comments in 'To the Point' on looking to...
Michael Grice, age 27, nursery manager for Veritas Education.
Children in the Rainbow room at Rainbow Nursery, Middlestone Moor, have been learning about changes in their bodies as they are growing up. Their attractive display encourages them to explore changes...
A nationwide campaign calling for the long-term funding of maintained nursery schools launches today.
Children tend to live up to what adults think of them, so early years practitioners must be careful to get the message right, says Penny Tassoni One of the reasons that people enjoy working with...
A topic about light and dark offers opportunities for children to explore the broad themes of day and night, natural and artificial light and the importance of light in plant growth, but organising...
Short of ideas for a kids' outing? You can use the net to find out what's on in your local area, says Jenny Benjamin Somewhere in the dusty recesses of my home office is a Kids' Outings folder...