The destination is the guiding light in a new way to progress through qualifications suited to individual learners. Mary Evans reports.
A debate in the House of Lords last week flagged up the shortage of speech and language therapists in children's services (see News, page 6). It is not that there are too few people - according to...
The imminent rise in the national minimum wage from 4.50 to 4.85 an hour is squeezing the profit margins of some smaller nursery chains, prompting them to increase fees.
Our special dietary needs series continues with advice from <B>Suzannah Olivier</B> on how nurseries can provide for Muslim children whose families may follow a halal diet
In the first of a new monthly series taking a closer look at the early excellence centres, Julian Grenier goes down to the woods in Somerset 'There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing'...
There are some new faces in our Top 25 table of nursery groups this year, and in our extensive directory too. Catherine Gaunt analyses the latest moves in both size and quality of the chains.
To mark World Book Day, here are some tips to share with parents on home-learning from Dr Elizabeth Kilbey, child psychologist, and a presenter of Channel 4’s The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6-year-olds.
Help children to understand concepts such as tall and short, and learn about the animals of Africa with these absorbing activities by Helen Shelbourne Jane Hissey's Jolly Tall (Red Fox, 4.99) is one...
Use these ten key points as possible lead-ins for discussion at a staff meeting or with parents and carers. 1 Is the basic provision constant enough to allow children to revisit activities and develop...
Striking nursery nurses in Scotland have urged the Scottish Executive to intervene in their dispute with local councils over pay and conditions. Around 4,000 nursery nurse members of Unison walked out...