The Scottish Executive has proposed to charge all daycare services employing more than one paid member of staff more than Pounds 100 a year to register with the new Scottish Commission for the...
Louise Bull explains what early years professionals need to know about the Government’s new autism strategy and why they are now an integral part of it.
Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged children are increasing, according to new research, whose authors call for more resources. By Katy Morton
Eczema can cause children distress and discomfort. June Thompson explains how to identify and treat it. Atopic eczema is the commonest type of eczema and is particularly widespread among babies and...
Visiting kindergartens and pre-schools in Finland and Sweden gave our group of early years travellers plenty to ponder, says Liz Roberts.
How are the largest nursery groups bearing up in a difficult market? Catherine Gaunt reports on the latest ups and downs in the UK and Ireland's top 20 chains Aglance at the league table for our...
As a tutor of childminders, may I point out that professional childminders and nursery nurses do not smack children, or hurt or humiliate them in any way (News, 10 October). Rather, we choose more...
Martin Milner, managing director of Chiltern Clarkebond, designers of light-framed buildings in the residential, education and childcare sectors 'The first thing you need to know is what the client...
Tax breaks for employer-supported childcare, including childcare vouchers, are among the new measures expected to be announced by the Chancellor in his pre-budget statement on 10 December. The move,...
Shopping around for holiday childcare is a thing of the past for Asda employees in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. The store is one of the first supermarkets in the country to actively encourage...