The head of Scotland’s Active Healthy Kids Report Card discusses obesity with Meredith Jones Russell
All children benefit from early education and care from the age of two, with those from poorer backgrounds likely to benefit even more, a major new report out today shows.
By trying to protect children from harm, are we depriving them of learning? Tim Gill argues that early years staff can rethink their attitudes to taking risk Our nursery offers a safe and secure...
A guide to training events, organisations, research, articles and books on child, adult and staff well-being. By Hannah Crown
How organisations across the country have been maintaining A Better Start during the pandemic. By Frances Lyons, assistant director at the National Children’s Bureau
By Opal Dunn, children's author and language consultant.
The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme pilots will be extended to 12,000 families by 2015, health secretary Andrew Lansley said last week.
A programme to train mentors is to help raise standards and develop more reflective, confident practitioners, says Karen Faux.
The number of childcare providers rated outstanding in the last year is more than double that of the previous year, according to Ofsted's annual report published on Tuesday.
Early years organisations across Northern Ireland are 'watching with envy' the amount of money the Government is investing in England's Sure Start services and children's centres.