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EU member states will fail to meet their childcare provision targets, a group of European business organisations and unions has warned.
Sharing a story-telling session, listening to aCD and acting out favourite tales using props are all ways in which children can be encouraged to engage with books Practitioners who want to create a...
Getting enough sleep - and the right sort of sleep - is a crucial component for development. Natasha Kirkham explains why, and considers what advice practitioners can give to parents
With tough trading conditions, Government competition hitting occupancy rates and a run of negative national news stories, the private nursery sector is in need of some cheer! So it's great to be able...
Most parents find that there are moments in their children's lives that seem particularly special. One of those must be the point when your child turns around and says 'Look, I can write my name now!'
A new programme to develop and showcase good practice in children's centres has been launched by the children's services think-tank Capacity in collaboration with back-to-work programme Take Three...
Further to the news story 'Nurseries may quit education grant' (5 February), the issue of funding made me leave the early years sector after 15 years of working in various playgroups to work as an NVQ...
Parents in Sweden are now free to name their newborns Budweiser or Metallica, following a relaxation in laws that banned naming children after fast-food chains, rock bands or brands of beer, according...
Warwickshire local authority has showcased Enabling Environments for the under-threes in a bid to promote best practice. Ruth Thomson reports.