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* The number of registered childcare providers in England rose from 101,800 in June 2003 to 106,200 by 31 March 2004, while the total of registered places grew from 1,313,900...

Teenage mothers are more likely to come from a disadvantaged background and less likely to have good educational qualifications, a partner or a job, a study of twins has found....

School support staff in England and Wales wanting to achieve Higher Level Teaching Assistant status can find out details of the required training and assessment from a new website. The...

The Scottish Childminding Association (SMCA) has received a grant of £82,608 from the New Opportunities Fund for two projects in the Highlands and East Dunbartonshire. The Childcare Plus Project, focusing...

This year's shortlist for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustrations has been drawn up by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. It includes The Shape...

Nursery owners chasing bad debts might find their problems solved by a new direct debit payment system developed by Parenta, which provides websites and online services for the childcare sector....

Headteachers in England and Wales have threatened to withdraw from the teachers' workload reduction agreement unless the Government produces 'adequate funding' to implement it by the end of this year....

Nursery nurses Laura Smith (left) and Diane Emsley from the Children's House Montessori nursery in Lincolnshire go out for a spin with their new six-seat KinderVan, made by Community Playthings....

Some food for thought in your professional career Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy

Increasingly, current educational policy seeks measurable academic results rather than a child's holistic development. In her new book A Child's Work, early education pioneer Vivian Gussin Paley explains why fantasy...