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Fewer than half of the 150 local authorities in England have childminders offering the free early years entitlement.
In this case study, Sue Chambers focuses on assessing communication and language development for the Progress Check at Age Two, with the example of a child hindered by her need of a dummy.
Unison's bid for a new grading structure and higher pay for local authority-employed nursery nurses across Scotland has been thrown out by the employers' organisation, the Convention of Scottish Local...
Neighbourhood nurseries need 'continued ongoing funding' if they are to survive in the wake of next year's subsidy withdrawal, according to the largest voluntary provider of the initiative. Steve...
(Photograph) - Local children take part in the first ever children's parade in Streatham, London, on 15 July, led by drummers and a cycling stilt walker. Children from the area worked with artists...
All the main political parties have made interesting statements in the past week or so about their early years education and childcare policy - some straightforward, some a case of reading between the...
The private nursery sector is facing uncertain times at the moment, in large part due to increasing competition from Government-funded childcare schemes and the Government's continuing lack of clarity...
The Government says that childminders are key to the success of its National Childcare Strategy, but just how easy is it to start up? Patricia Slatcher reports Registering as a childminder will be...
The private nursery sector will 'struggle to survive' amid the roll-out of children's centres, according to the chief executive of one of the UK's leading nursery chains. John Woodward, head of Busy...