26 June 2008
More childminders are working with their local Sure Start children's centre, according to the National Childminding Association.
26 June 2008
Childcare providers have escaped some 20-fold rises in Ofsted registration fees after a Government climbdown.
26 June 2008
Young children from the London borough of Tower Hamlets were joined by Government ministers last Thursday to celebrate two national reading initiatives which will see them benefit locally from £40,000...
26 June 2008
Clear evidence has emerged that children who do well in assessments at the age of five are more likely to go on to continue to achieve in primary school.
26 June 2008
A four-year-old girl is the youngest entrant to the Cold Wet Nose Show, a celebration of dog ownership dubbed the anti-Crufts, reported the Daily Mail.
26 June 2008
Seven neighbourhood nurseries in Wakefield and Pontefract set up 'on a wing and a prayer' are under threat of closure.
26 June 2008
A new social enterprise nursery group has taken over the running of two neighbourhood nurseries originally set up by Bournemouth Borough Council.
26 June 2008
A neighbourhood nursery that opened on a deprived city estate at the request of the city council is closing because of lack of funding.
26 June 2008
The Nursery Education Grant distribution system is not delivering fairly to providers, according to the Pre-school Learning Alliance.