12 February 2003
The Government is to close a loophole that allows private day nurseries in England to register as independent schools and bypass welfare protection laws for young children.
12 February 2003
Nursery capacity in Britain is far outstripping demand, with more than one tenth of nursery places now vacant, according to a survey published last week.
12 February 2003
Identifying children's relationships with the adults in their home is no longer a matter of Bob's your uncle, says Mary Evans...
12 February 2003
The Steiner approach to early education is gaining popularity as a way to counter over-formalisation in mainstream schooling, as Mary Evans discovers...
12 February 2003
Six-year-olds at a primary school in Aberdeen can do mental arithmetic in French and are beginning to make up their own phrases in the language, thanks to a pioneering 'partial...
12 February 2003
Weight problems in young children are on the rise, but you can avoid them with our latest A-Z health guide by doctors at the Great Ormond Street Hospital...
12 February 2003
A nursery that specialises in communication is showing the way to developing good practice that responds to each child's needs, writes Annette Rawstrone...