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Gender is the timely subject for our special eight-page pull-out this week. Timely, because what has been accepted as good practice in this area now needs to be rethought and...

Out-of-school provision in England almost doubled between 1998 and 2001, according to figures published last week by the Department for Education and Skills. The Childcare Workforce Survey 2001 shows out-of-school...

(Photograph) - It was an arresting sight when two-year-old Jack Paton took to the beat with PC Annemarie Anderson at the Drumchapel Family Learning Centre in Glasgow last week. PC...

Primary schools are the fastest route for the Government to develop universal early years provision, according to the head of a leading children and family research institute. Gillian Pugh, chief...

Childcarers in Liverpool have just over two weeks left to enter the first-ever Liverpool Early Years and Childcare Worker of the Year Award, being run by Liverpool Early Years Development...

The shortlist for this year's Kate Greenaway Medal for outstanding illustration in a children's book has been described as a 'kaleidoscopic feast of illustrated books'. The shortlist is: Jez Alborough's...

'Men who want to work with children have to endure the kind of suspicion, low-level harassment and prejudice once reserved for women in the City. The message is clear: men...

Anew booklet showcases the winning designs of the Government's Neighbourhood Nurseries design competition. The booklet, The Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative Design Competition, published last week, features the four winning designs and...

Private childcare providers face confusion over whether they need to register with Disclosure Scotland, the new police checks organisation, to access criminal records information about potential employees. The Scottish Executive...

The Scottish Executive's report on the progress of the Regulation of Care project has revealed positive feedback from respondents in the early years sector. The project, which finished its work...