Singing has a long tradition in nurseries, thanks largely to the work of Friedrich Froebel, and the practice is intimate and complex, explain Sacha Powell, Kathy Goouch and Louie Werth
Since enrolling as a student of the new NVQ in Children's Care Learning and Development, Carmen Robinson has completed her first unit on health and safety in the environment. Here she describes the...
Nursery nurses and other early years staff working for local authorities do not appear on the Government's list of key public service workers eligible for its 5bn affordable housing initiative in...
Prime minister Tony Blair recently said that there would be free education for two-year-olds, then corrected himself and referred to 'early years care'. So even people at the top appear to think of...
Giving your child opportunities to explore a variety of objects can aid their developmental progress. Penny Tassoni explains.
This month, Julie Mountain is focusing on STEM because quick science, technology, engineering and maths projects are great when the weather is so unpredictable
Schools are to receive an extra 58 in funding for every pupil from disadvantaged homes, following a Department for Education announcement that this year's pupil premium will increase to 488.
A Green Paper on special educational needs and the lives of disabled children is to be published this autumn, children's minister Sarah Teather has announced.
A Hampshire nursery owner has been jailed for five-and- a half years after stealing £950,000 from his employees.
Mr Wye, who replaced former chief executive Richard Dorrance, started in his new role last month.