The Government has written to all local authorities confirming the funding they will receive to deliver frontline services, including details of the new Early Intervention Grant. I'd like to outline...
The management, engineering and development consultancy Mott MacDonald has been awarded the 4m contract to support the Government's rollout of childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds.
The early years sector has expressed further concern over the financial sustainability of settings as new figures reveal stagnant funding rates for most local authorities next year.
Bath will be hosting the first International Festival of Childhood, promising thought-provoking talks and presentations on the latest global research on child health and wellbeing.
Apprentices are cheap to employ, often enthusiastic and can be trained to fit an organisation's needs, but there are risks involved too. So are they really a good investment?
Once again, Scotland looks set to come up with a system that those south of the border will eye with envy, as the new gradings for care services are unveiled (see news, page 8).
Selly Oak Nursery School in Birmingham is celebrating an Outstanding grading for the fourth time in a row.
Principals of the Early Learning Village, Singapore
The Early Years Foundation Stage will have a new more 'user-friendly' format after consultation with the sector revealed that many practitioners found the document's layout difficult to understand and...
From grand-scale projects to more modest makeovers, nursery architecture is at the cutting edge of building design, combining functionality with aesthetics and eco-friendliness.