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The recently re-launched Scottish Independent Nurseries Association has appointed early years lecturer and Nursery World contributor Alice Sharp to deliver work-based training from its new base in Glasgow. One of...

The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Bill, which created the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care which is to take over responsibility for all daycare services from local authorities, received...

Out-of-school clubs in Scotland are looking forward to a more secure future following last week's announcement of an £8m increase in funding by the Scottish Executive. The money, to be...

(Photograph) - Wendy McInally, a paediatric nurse for Macmillan Cancer Relief, was in a party mood as she accepted a £5,000 donation raised by staff and children from the Birrell...

Gypsy and traveller children need better access to pre-school provision, and local authorities should explore alternative approaches such as community rooms or portable class- rooms on sites, according to a...

The Scottish Executive has set up a new expert group to look at parents' concerns about the MMR vaccine and to examine the evidence on the apparent rise in autism...

With the national daycare standards about to come into force from September, the Government might have been hoping that the furore over qualifications and training for early years workers had...

(Photograph) - Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and Peter Rabbit welcomed Kitty and Elinor Bishop, aged five and six, to the 'Tales of Beatrix Potter' garden at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. The...