The number of primary school classes in the five-to seven-year-old range with more than 30 pupils has risen, according to new figures from the DfES. However, since last year the number of support...
Bags and boxes seem a simple enough focus for a topic and certainly most of the activities included are cheap to resource and easy to organise as well as being fun. But on a deeper and perhaps less...
Private childcare providers face confusion over whether they need to register with Disclosure Scotland, the new police checks organisation, to access criminal records information about potential...
Thousands of parents are struggling to get their code to take up the extended hours and to find a setting that is offering funded places.
Action research is a form of 'self-reflective enquiry' that can help settings work through points of concern to find workable solutions. Julie McLarnon shows how it works in practice.
With a job portfolio in the health service, lecturing, assessing, nursery inspecting and local authority management, and studying for a higher degree, where would Tina Jefferies suggest this candidate...
Clean environments could be linked to a rise in the number of under-fives with diabetes, according to a new study.
At the same time that a record number of families are using children's centres, many more are expected to close.
These protein-packed sausages have a taste of Italy about them because of the fennel seeds, but feel free to try different herb combinations to suit your taste buds. Slice and add them to a hearty...
By Kay Stead, a Worcestershire pre-school supervisor and childcare and education tutor The news that pre-school settings will be able to use hotel-style 'star ratings' took many of us by surprise....