Supporting parents can be an important part of helping a child start school, say members of the Camden Early Years Intervention Team At this time of year many early years practitioners are thinking...
Well-intended government policies do not always lead to a beneficial outcome for early years settings and their families.
With the announcement that schools will be able to bid for funding to run classroom-based nurseries from next month, the sector has said it is crucial the Government takes action to address the long...
More than two million families with children under five were living in poverty last year, official annual statistics show.
A childminding association has expressed concern over a plan by two local authorities to set-up a childminder agency while providing support to independent childminders.
Children in nurseries are being served less healthy food than those in schools, as an extensive new report shows. Simon Vevers reports.
Childcare practitioners are invited to give their views on the impact working in the early years has had on their stress levels and mental well-being.
Employers in every sector are being encouraged to look at ways in which they can make flexible working a possibility.
By Sally Featherstone (Featherstone Education, £18.99)
The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened food insecurity among families, children’s physical activity levels have declined, and fewer infants have received their routine vaccinations.