Chief executive of the Scottish Out of School Care Network Irene Audain has praised a House of Commons select committee report on childcare as offering a 'catalyst for change' in Scotland. The report...
One big player has leaped up the rankings of the 20 largest nursery chains, while others have also undertaken acquisitions and a few have slipped. Catherine Gaunt reports.
The Centre for British Teachers (CfBT), the not-for-profit education and training company, announced on Monday that it had acquired the Manor Tree group of nurseries, a chain with eight settings based...
Significant improvements in pupil behaviour have been found at a primary school where children were given a combination of omega-3 and omega-6 fish oil supplements with multivitamin supplements. The...
23 January - The Role and Responsibility of The Early Years Co-ordinator
A new report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges' (AoMRC) Obesity Steering Group, made up of surgeons, paediatricians and GPs, sets out ten recommendations for healthcare professionals, local and...
Kidsunlimited has embraced the idea of opening nurseries on new housing developments. The company has signed up to run a 120-place nursery on developer Taylor Woodrow's Macintosh Village, outside...
Children's centres should be rolled out beyond the 20 per cent most deprived wards and established in all areas of England, an influential committee of MPs has urged the Government. The House of...
Children's achievement in the early learning goals at the end of the reception year is continuing to rise, according to an analysis of data from the Early Years Foundation Stage profile results from...
The impact of formal education on three- to five-year-olds is one of the General Teaching Council for Scotland's priority research topics in its 2005-2006 Teacher Researcher Programme. To participate...