Nearly 100,000 more three-year-olds in England were taking up funded places in the private and voluntary sector in January 2003 than a year before, according to statistics published by the Department...
Irish Ministers have approved a number of proposals to strengthen the regulation of pre-school services in Ireland by law.
Unison has warned that children’s services are ‘hanging by a thread’ as charities become increasingly financially dependent on winning contracts from the public sector.
Next time you fancy a spot of guilt-free shopping bear in mind that you could also be raising funds for your favourite nursery or pre-school.
The recent death of a two-year-old boy from meningitis at a Lancashire nursery has highlighted, once again, the need for us all to know the symptoms of this devastating disease. But more than 40 per...
Struggling parents who have access to short-break foster care schemes are more likely to keep their children out of full-time care, research for the Department of Health has found - but only 12 local...
Well-known author and children's food expert Annabel Karmel has ideas for growing and eating
Opportunities for maths learning are everywhere, as long as practitioners think ahead carefully, says Jane Drake Long-term planning
Small receptacles provide a plethora of opportunities, says Julie Mountain