30 December 2003
Massage, singing and shopping are all part of the job of Claire Bowles, who works for Sure Start Parr in St Helens, Merseyside
30 December 2003
Professionals need to recognise the difficulties parents face when seeking advice on child behaviour issues, say psychologists from the Anna Freud Centre...
30 December 2003
Young children struggling to relate to a world that depends on language are given a lifeline by a unique programme. Karen Faux reports...
30 December 2003
Childcare is the perfect sector for a co-operative enterprise, as Mary Evans finds in a team effort where the rewards go to members rather than outsiders
30 December 2003
With nut allergies increasing among children, early years practitioners need to take precautions. Suzannah Olivier offers advice in the latest of our series on special diets...
30 December 2003
Organisations representing the early years sector and school staff across the UK have called for the Government to tighten up its system of checks on all people working or applying...
30 December 2003
A group of experts has been set up in Wales to take the Welsh Assembly's childcare policies forward, emphasising its key role as a business advisor and lynchpin for economic...
30 December 2003
Prominent figures tell Nicole Curnow about their wishes for developments in the early years sector in the year ahead
30 December 2003
Childcare groups in Scotland have called for greater professional recognition of the workforce in their New Year wish list.
3 January 2003
Local communities are reclaiming the streets for children to play in, with new designs and restrictions on traffic. Jackie Cosh finds out how to create a Home Zone