New analysis highlights the increasing pressures on parents of under-fives over the last 20 years, and warns that financial pressures will be heightened by the cost of living crisis.
Many nurseries are failing to ensure that children wash their hands properly, according to research commissioned by hygiene products manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Professional.
Use these tips as a starting point for developing effective communication with your customers (parents, children and external agencies) - commuincation is a vital staff skill in early years...
While the majority of councils claim they have sufficient early years places, less than one in six collect information on whether provision is meeting the needs of local families, reveals new...
Kate Roughley, the deputy manager of Tiny Toes Nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, after being found guilty of the manslaughter of a nine-month-old girl.
Just half the staff in any pre-school setting should be required to be qualified under the new national standards - whether to NVQ2 or NVQ3 level - the Scottish Executive proposed last week. The...
A topic on spring is an ideal way to turn the often horrible vagaries of the British weather into a boon. Wind, rain, sun - maybe even snow - are all likely to feature in the coming months, but each...
(Photograph) - Children from the National Foundation of Youth Music performed at the Observance for Commonwealth Day 2004 celebration in Westminster Abbey on 8 March. Youth Music was set up in 1999...
'The Childcare Revolution 2002' is the theme of this year's Kids' Clubs Network annual conference. The two-day meeting in London on 14 and 15 March will focus on a vision for making schools the centre...
Plenty of fresh thinking is on offer in a programme of seminars that will inspire practitioners in their approaches to working with children, as Dan Levy reports Potential of a Puddle!