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(Photograph) - Dylan Green, four, from Hilton Nursery in Aberdeen, gets to grips with chopsticks for the first time on a trip into the city's Chinatown to celebrate Chinese New...

The cost of sending a child under two years old to nursery in the north-west of England has increased by 10 per cent in the past 12 months, according to...

The new chair of the Daycare Trust is Rita Stringfellow, who is a qualified teacher and social worker and has worked in both the voluntary and local government sectors. Ms...

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has appointed John Theedom as its new business development officer. He joins the PLA from the London Borough of Bexley, where he was childcare business manager...

The Department for Education and Skills has launched a consultation on proposals to establish a national minimum allowance for foster carers. The consultation will run for 12 weeks. For information...

The Variety Club children's charity is inviting applications to its seventh annual Nursing Awards Scheme. The programme provides qualified paediatric and oncologist nurses with a grant to access specialised education...

Universal daycare increases aggression and anxiety among pre-school children, Canadian academics claimed last week. A study into the system of subsidised childcare in Quebec, available to all parents at a...

(Photograph) - Briony Vernon explores the 'environment space' at Kent County Council's conference, 'Why Birth to Three Matters'. The event, attended by 320 nursery workers and childminders, was led by...

'Dirty tricks' are being used to target children with junk food advertising and parents may not even be aware it is happening, says consumer rights watchdog Which?. A Which? report...

Disability experts have voiced concern over the Government's decision to defer funding on a proposed flagship early intervention centre for disabled children. Mencap's feasibility study on the National Centre for...