Unison's chief negotiators have been forced to back down in their fight for a national pay settlement for Scotland's nursery nurses. At a meeting last week the public services trade union agreed that...
The 6,000 visitors to this year's Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition found there was plenty to see, do, hear and buy, says Nicole Curnow Queues stretched along the outside of the G-Mex Centre...
Cyril the Squirrel is allergic to nuts, so he knows what it's like for the one in 100 children across the UK who has peanut allergy. Cyril is the star of a quirky new video, 'The New Kid',...
Teachers working in Leicester City’s children’s centres are at risk of losing their jobs because the council says it can no longer afford them.
Having first smiled at four weeks old, Harry's smiles increased during the following week, initially just at his parents, followed by sister Jasmine and then other family members. He also appeared to...
Users of playgroups and other forms of voluntary childcare provision across the UK are urged to nominate their setting for the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award 2004, which recognises and rewards...
Government departments must 'take up their responsibilities' and give a greater priority to children's play in their policy areas, the organisation that represents play provision in England declared...
Nursery World Award winner Incy Wincy’s approach to food is fun and goes beyond healthy eating. By Meredith Jones-Russell
Early years workers give case studies of children they observed using schemas and list how they shared their understanding in the setting and with parents at home Understanding schemas can help...
Making children feel secure and content is essential, but settings often have a narrow view of how this should be achieved - creating an environment of forced gaiety, for example, which although...