A 'year of outside learning' kicks off next month for nurseries in the London borough of Hounslow as the local authority distributes 3.5m to private, voluntary and maintained early years settings to...
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell says childcare is a female-friendly electoral issue for all political parties After the entertaining hustings on 'Woman's Hour', we now know that of the Tory...
A new qualification is raising professional profiles for hospital play specialists. Mary Evans reports Although the first staff employed to play with child patients began working nearly 50 years ago,...
The 'Welcome Back Bonus' for returning teachers has been extended to nursery teachers, in a Government U-turn which has been welcomed by the early years sector. Initially the bonus, worth up to Pounds...
The Scottish Government has launched the country's first play strategy, which recognises the vital role of play to children's well-being and development.
The latest figures from the Government's scheme show it has turned around the lives of 14,000 of England's most 'troubled' households in just 15 months.
Scotland is the latest country to recommend that all babies from birth are given Vitamin D supplements, bringing it in line with the rest of the UK.
This year’s Nursery World Show was the biggest and best yet. We look the highlights
The Lancashire-based Adventures in Learning group has opened its second nursery thanks to a £500,000 funding package from HSBC.
The long-term viability of the Government's Sure Start initiative has been questioned by a Labour MP. Shaun Woodward said last week that in his constituency of St Helens in Merseyside, people were...