* At any one time local authorities in England look after 58,000 children. * About 20 per cent of children in local authority care - over 10,000 - are four years old or younger.
It's impossible to know just how much money is being defrauded by parents falsely claiming childcare costs under the Working Families Tax Credit, but suspicions are growing that it could be a huge,...
Incorrect postage was given in the resources round-up, 'In Stock' (News, 2 December). Readers wanting a copy of 'Clean and healthy start to school' should supply an SAE with 42p postage for first...
Call me pedantic, but it does upset me when I see incorrect small-world play scenes, as in the recent eight-page 'All About' pull-out (Nursery World, 4 May). A photograph shows children playing with...
Marketing your setting is a crucial part of ensuring that your childcare business is a success, but it needn’t be onerous or expensive. Here are some top tips
From next month, you’ll be able to enjoy a whole range of delicious seasonal foods, from asparagus and apricots to aubergine and lamb. For ‘un-beet-able’ nutritional value this June, however, it is...
Sand and water provide eternally fascinating play and learning experiences for young children and for the next few months - fingers crossed - you will be able to give a new dimension to your messy...
Parents are facing a 5 per cent rise to holiday childcare costs in England this year, according to new research.