Unemployed parents with children aged between one and five will be expected to attend regular interviews at their local job centre to 'keep them in touch with the labour market', Iain Duncan Smith...
SkillsActive is aiming to gather information on the skills, qualifications and work situation of the play sector in its third annual Playwork People Survey. There are two questionnaires: one for all...
The uproar around a current baby-rearing reality TV programme could spell the beginning of the end for the spate of childcare gurus in the media, if its many critics have their way. Catherine Gaunt...
More than one in seven parents were not able to be with their baby at all during their stay on a neonatal unit due to tough Covid-19 restrictions, a charity that supports premature and sick babies has...
WINNER: Caverstede Early Years Centre, Walton, Peterborough
Encouraging large-scale painting and drawing can open opportunities for children to work collaboratively, develop their motor skills, and create new artistic ideas. By Amy Jackson
A new report on maternity and antenatal support by the National Lottery Community Fund and the National Children’s Bureau highlights the challenges faced by the midwifery and health visiting...
By Alf Proysen and Hilda Offen, Red Fox, paperback, 5.99
WINNER: The Northamptonshire Baby Room Project, Northampton
England's largest councils are calling for more funding in the Government's Spending Review to address a projected £1.3bn special educational needs (SEN) deficit in 2022/23.