Supporting parental and child wellbeing through pregnancy to the first two years of a child’s life should be viewed as a key priority and attract as much spending as the defence budget, former...
Sam Gyimah is to retain his position as childcare and education minister, while Edward Timpson has been promoted to minister for children and families, in the new Conservative government.
Play daysJob opportunities are opening up for playworkers, as 60,000 new staff will be needed over the next five years for expanding out-of-school provision. Anne Longfield, chief executive of the...
Would you like to do someone a good turn but feel short of ideas for how to go about it? Jan Hurst offers a top ten for fundraising anyone can organise There's a definite feel good-factor in raising...
by Maureen Smith, ex-CACHE director and now a consultant Use these tips as a starting point to ensure you convey the right message to parents and carers (see also Nursery World, 22 November 2001,...
A day training course by the Child Bereavement Trust for healthcare professionals working in the areas of loss, death and grief with children and young people.
Call it a U-turn or a clarification, restricting providers’ access to the furlough scheme at the last minute could be devastating
Staff and parents were informed of the collapse of a leading Scottish childcare provider just hours before the service was terminated last Monday. KidCare, a not-for-profit organisation whose parent...
According to figures published by Public Health England (PHE) on the oral health of five year olds, over 27 per cent of children in 2012 had tooth decay.
A controversial database holding contact details for every child in England was launched on Monday, following several delays prompted by security fears.