Babies who are not introduced to chewy foods by the age of ten months may become fussy eaters as they grow older, according to researchers at the University of Bristol. Evidence from mothers...
Schools in England are set to offer childcare, healthcare and family support as part of the Westminster government's Pounds 52m extended schools programme, Sure Start minister Catherine Ashton...
Plans to privatise council nurseries have been dropped by Newcastle City Council as it apologised to parents following a bureaucratic error. As Nursery World reported last week, the local authority...
Government proposals to reform the Working Families Tax Credit, which includes the childcare tax credit that helps parents on low incomes with childcare costs, were revealed last week. Paymaster...
Your legal questions answered by Christine Betts, senior lawyer, schools and childcare team, Veale Wasbrough Lawyers.
Extended schools providing a range of additional services improve children's educational attainment, reduce burdens on teaching staff and contribute to the regeneration of communities, according to...
This week's columnist Helen Penn is sad to see the back of a lot of the Government's good childcare intentions We are moving to a new site at my university. There is much less room in my new office...
The use of outdoor areas is the most critical issue in implementing the Foundation Stage in England, according to a survey of an education union's members working in primary schools. Sixty per cent of...
Ministers will consult in the next few weeks on the criteria that early years settings will need to meet in order to qualify for nursery education funding, as part of the consultation on the...
Parents taking up opportunities for adult learning find communicating with their children easier even if their courses have nothing directly to do with parenting, according to a new study. A team from...