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Oliver and Olivia are the most popular baby names in England and Wales for the second year running, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Childcare should become more affordable for thousands of families in London with the help of a new scheme starting next spring. As part of the Government's ten-year childcare strategy, the DfES and...
If the Government wants to play Santa Claus to the UK's working parents, it could start with the incentives to expand employer-supported childcare that chancellor Gordon Brown alluded to in his...
Sure Start's own beginnings perhaps didn't live up to the programme's name, being rather shaky and unclear, but since 1999 the Government's scheme to improve the health and well-being of children in...
This season offers endless opportunities to extend children's learning in the great outdoors and we have plenty of resources to help you make the most of your summer activities. Many nurseries and...
The majority of Sure Start children's centres are successful in reaching the most vulnerable families, according to a new study by the charity 4Children.
You might not appreciate how much there is to know about nannying until you've seen The Nanny Handbook: The essential guide to being a nanny, by Teena Kamen. It has an accessible textbook style that...
The extension of the nursery education grant for three- and four-year-olds, from 33 to 38 weeks a year from 1 April, should, on the face of it, be good news for non-maintained providers. But examine...
A controversial database holding contact details for every child in England was launched on Monday (26 January), following several delays prompted by security fears.
By Ruth in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, who hopes to be a childminder soon Last July I applied to be a childminder. I sent the completed forms to Ofsted, together with details about my husband, as...