24 June 2008
More and more childminders are working with their local Sure Start children's centre, according to research by the NCMA in National Childminding Week.
13 August 2008
Families are paying around £27 more per week than this time last year on basic food items, a price comparison website has revealed.
13 August 2008
Lack of investment means less than half of local authorities have childminders offering the free entitlement. So are childminders being left behind in delivering this key aspect of Government policy?...
13 August 2008
Racist attitudes damage the children who hold them as well as those on the receiving end. Jane Lane explains why we all need to understand this.
13 August 2008
Try these tips from Alison Davies, professional storyteller and author of Storytelling in the Classroom
13 August 2008
Take a look at opportunities you have for creating interactive spaces outdoors, says Elizabeth Jarman.
14 August 2008
The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) published its annual report and accounts for 2007-2008 last week.
14 August 2008
Leaving the television on disrupts children playing, even when only adult programmes are showing, US research claims.
14 August 2008
More than half the full daycare providers in children's centres are now operating at a loss, a Government survey has revealed, reinforcing concerns about the long-term sustainability of the programme.
14 August 2008
A Sunday newspaper has claimed that the Government is planning a system of state-organised universal childcare for all children from birth to five in the battle with the Conservatives for...