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It's that time of the year when children look forward to a game of conkers at playtime. But the 'nanny state' appears to have gone bonkers over conkers. The Daily...

Sixteen high street retailers have backed a Friends of the Earth campaign to phase out risky chemicals from the products they sell. According to the environmental organisation, a cocktail of...

Renewed calls for nanny registration arose last week after the consumer protection magazine Which? published a report of an undercover investigation that found many nanny agencies were failing to carry...

(Photograph) - Celebrity mum Melinda Messenger dons her wellies to launch the farmyard-themed Chatterbox Challenge 2005. Hundreds of children will take part in the challenge organised by I CAN, the...

The Pre-school Learning Alliance launched its new quality assurance scheme in Birmingham last week to raise standards and reassure parents. The Accreditation Scheme: Aiming for Quality, is endorsed by Investors...

Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell considers low pay and the new model childcare workforce Who will work in the childcare revolution - the estimated 180,000 needed to staff the exponential...

Bury College has opened a new nursery managed by the Fisherfield Farm Nursery Group. Places are for students with young children and for members of the local community.

Broughton Manor Preparatory and Nursery School in Milton Keynes has moved into a new purpose-built site. The building includes specialist areas for science and ICT and caters for children between...

Springboard Sunderland has launched a new 26-place nursery at Rivergreen Industry Centre in Sunderland. Springboard is a training provider that helps young people update their skills and seek new jobs....

Portland House Nursery in Huddersfield has completed a new pre-school unit with an additional 22 places, using £27,500 from the New Opportunities Fund and funding from the Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative.