Increased bureaucracy and funding issues have contributed to a drop in the number of holiday clubs, according to providers.
From London to rural North Yorkshire, Michael Pettavel gives a personal view of inequality and the proposed Early Years National Funding Formula
Here's where early years professionals and parents can turn to find appropriate health and safety courses ABC Medical Services runs a number of courses for childcare professionals, including:
A poster aiming to reduce violence against children by their parents is the flagship of a new campaign by a Scottish children's charity.
The guidance to the national standards for daycare in England has now been published by Ofsted and will be closely scrutinised by the early years sector to see how the details stack up. One area sure...
Childminders across Northern Ireland have been busy creating a range of 'learning bags' for children living in four European countries. The Smiley Faces project, launched by the Northern Ireland...
Some arguments about men working in childcare need to be challenged, says Julian Grenier How would you like to work in a job where you are so mistrusted that every time you carried out one of your...
'This is just a few actors with big rubber heads being outperformed by a yellow plastic digger called Scoop and a steamroller called Roley. They say you should never act with children and animals, but...
'We tend to devalue children's ability to form opinions, but they form quite sophisticated ideas of consequences. The most important thing is to give children space to talk.' Peter Hodgkinson from the...
'Gone are the days when the school playground was seen as an area of fun and relaxation for children. Now we recognise it is also a place where pupils develop social skills, make friends, resolve...