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Ahead of this week’s budget and spending review, the chancellor has announced £500m for families and early years support - however there is no sign of any increase in funding for the 15 and 30 hour...
Children with parents in prison have a unique set of challenges to contend with, but the right sort of help targeted at prisoner families can have a positive impact on their futures. Ruth Stokes...
Further to the news story 'Nurseries may quit education grant' (5 February), the issue of funding made me leave the early years sector after 15 years of working in various playgroups to work as an NVQ...
The Foundation Stage Profile national results for 2004 have been released (see News, page 4). But will publication of percentages of children working towards, meeting or exceeding early learning goals...
Children at Glaisdale Day Nursery in Cheam gained inspiration from the general election and took to the ballot to name their new pre-school room which is opening in September.
It seems that getting the language of early years education and childcare right is a struggle for Government speech writers. Take education secretary Ruth Kelly's words to the IPPR last week (see...
What has been done in the past ten years to implement children's right to be consulted for their views? Professor Priscilla Alderson looks back.
Explore the connections between physical movement and brain development from birth onwards, and learn why children need to be supported to move in a variety of ways depending on their age at our...
Most parents find that there are moments in their children's lives that seem particularly special. One of those must be the point when your child turns around and says 'Look, I can write my name now!'
Ten early years practitioners from Child Base are celebrating after completing NVQ Management Level 3 with the chain's Developing Managers course. The nine-month programme has been running for four...