21 February 2008
Health visiting as a specialist career could be lost under Government plans for nursing, says the health visitors' union.
6 February 2008
Artificial food colours and preservatives should be banned from food and soft drinks in light of research linking them to behavioural problems in children, an independent committee of MPs has...
6 February 2008
New evidence reveals the marked difference in funding that private and voluntary nurseries and maintained providers receive from local authorities for the free early years entitlement.
6 February 2008
Approaching parents in the street and out shopping to encourage them to use childcare has mixed results, a new study has found.
6 February 2008
More than three-quarters of parents who believe their children suffer from food allergies are wrong, according to new research.
6 February 2008
Out-of-school clubs are often left with the crumbs from the funder's table.
6 February 2008
Young children's motor and mental development could be suffering because of physical inactivity. Annette Rawstrone hears from experts about the effects.
6 February 2008
What to keep at the ready in your setting's malleable materials area - and what resources you can also find outdoors - are examined by Jane Drake.
7 February 2008
Outreach workers need to be careful where they're coming from.