'I don't know how I will react to it. I'm looking forward to it all the time. It will obviously have a huge effect on my life, and that's something I'm looking forward to' Chancellor of the Exchequer...
'When I was young, going down the sweet shop and getting a couple of ounces of something was a real treat. Now in the supermarkets it's wall-to-wall buy-one-get-one-free.' TV chef Jamie Oliver talking...
'Unison has been overwhelmed by the public support for nursery nurses. It's a shame that the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities is failing to recognise this and is not moving to end the dispute....
'Sometimes the only way you can tell who's who in a class is that the teacher is standing, and the teaching assistant is sitting down. And children don't know, either' Roger Hancock of the Open...
'Many more well-designed pre-school facilities are needed if the politicians' goal of a "bright, successful Scotland" is to be achieved. Good architecture, after all, is not only for adults' Peter...
'Children reared to see fists as mightier than words are destined to inherit Britain's traditional tolerance of violence, making us famous for football hooligans and a greater appetite than most for...
Nanny Paula Jackson would like to invite people to a special service of thanksgiving and hope this month for anyone whose life has been touched by meningitis, whether as a carer, patient, parent,...
Real-life experiences, legends and fairytales make great sources for storytime, especially if told in your own words When choosing material for storytime, practitioners need to remember that stories...
Children who are called hyperactive are more likely to be responding understandably to the unique pressures of our times, argues <B> Professor Priscilla Alderson </B>
How are nurseries apparently staying ahead of schools in the drive to provide healthier food for children? <B>Karen Faux</B> reports