12 March 2008
The nurseries and organisations included in the Whistleblower expose on bad practice in the early years sector have been quick to respond to the programme's accusations. We have printed their...
6 November 2008
Staff must commit to working with parents and children on programmes that tackle obesity and support children's cognitive development to be successful, according to new research for the DCSF.
6 November 2008
The Netherlands has pioneered financial help for grandparents childminding for their family, but while uptake has been huge, the system has thrown up unintended side-effects, says Eva Lloyd.
18 September 2008
A leading childcare and nanny agency says it has seen a 60 per cent increase in the number of families seeking after-school care over the past year.
23 October 2008
Child poverty is costing Britain £25bn per year, according to a report published today (23 October) by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
3 July 2008
Priority for free childcare should be given to families where both parents are unemployed or where the mother is the lone parent, says the Family and Parenting Institute.
30 October 2008
More than half of all parents polled for an online survey said they would not be letting their children go trick or treating this Hallowe'en.
1 July 2008
Pregnant women who eat unhealthily may be putting their child at risk of long-term health problems, according to new research.
16 July 2008
The high cost of childcare is stopping a quarter of parents on low incomes from working, the charity Save the Children claims.
16 July 2008
Holiday childcare costs for parents in England have risen by 10 per cent in the past year, and provision is inadequate, the Daycare Trust said this week.