24 October 2007
Private and voluntary childcare providers will be able to apply for funding to adapt their existing buildings to become children's centres, from £351m of Sure Start grants pledged by the...
24 October 2007
A quarter of children will be obese by 2050 if current UK trends continue, according to a new report.
24 October 2007
The proportion of childcare settings judged by Ofsted as 'outstanding' or 'good' has risen by 6 per cent since last year.
24 October 2007
The ability of young children to learn to control their behaviour before they start school could be the key to preventing violence in later life, according to a new study.
24 October 2007
Families still face many hurdles to accessing universal, high-quality childcare, despite progress by policymakers. Sharon Charity of Daycare Trust looks at what the Government could be doing to clear the...
24 October 2007
Practitioners with twins in their settings need to be aware of particular issues within their learning and social development. Ruth Thomson discovers why. Photograph by Mark Waugh/Manchester Evening News.
24 October 2007
What do childminders think about the issue of physical contact with children? A group shared their experiences with Annette Rawstrone.
