What is the best way to show parents that you provide high-quality early years care? Mary Evans looks at the benefits of undertaking a quality assurance scheme The Investors in Children (IiC) award...
Three-quarters of Britain's primary and nursery schools do not have a specific policy to protect children from sunburn, says new research from Cancer Research UK's SunSmart campaign. Fewer than half...
The latest Ofsted statistics for early years and childcare show that the percentage of nurseries graded inadequate has risen from three per cent to eight per cent.
Most primary school heads are highly critical about the Government's plans to bring in the Reception Baseline Assessment, a survey suggests, as a national pilot of the test gets underway.
Follow the line of one child's thinking with Terrie Lambert, a family worker at Pen Green Centre, Corby.
The former children's television presenter, who is now a peer, has been named as the chair of the All-Party group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood.
Going forwards, the Government must view childcare as a vital part of economic development that benefits everyone regardless of status, says Ben Franklin
Nursery owners in Kent campaigning against the new rules for the nursery education grant (NEG) for three- and four-year-olds have launched a new association and website aimed at raising awareness...