'The introduction to school is very sensitive for most children. If children start too early, they might feel things are too difficult. That might carry on for a few years and could be quite...
'Childcare is now one of the most pressing concerns for unions and parents both in and out of work' Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary, commenting on the TUC and the Daycare Trust report Women,...
'I feel sorry for Michael Jackson's kids in some respects, but considerably less sorry than I felt for the toddler I recently saw being thumped by his mother for the crime of wanting some of her...
'It is a bitter irony that the rising level of women's employment in the UK is being underpinned, in many instances, by the low-paid work of other women cleaning their homes and looking after their...
Imaginative story books that will prompt new thinking in the youngest readers' minds are reviewed by Alison Boyle Ask Me
More than 10 per cent of the membership of the Scottish Pre-school Play Association has been lost over the past year, as playgroups continue to close under pressure from growing local authority...
* The NSPCC has called for a full review of why some areas of England and Wales have a greater conviction rate than others for parents and carers who kill or seriously injure children. The call was...
The donation of free computer equipment last year has had interesting implications for the early years settings that received it. Jenny Benjamin does a follow-up Christmas came early last year for 14...
Parents wanting a signed communication form for their child today are spoiled for choice - and teachers confused, says Radhika Holmstrom British Sign Language (BSL) teacher Cath Smith is aware of the...
These books for the very young are designed to grab their interest and keep it, with the help of pop-up, lift-the-flap and press-the-button surprises Pop-ups