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The prime minister has given his support to the Pre-school Learning Alliance's Changing Lives, Changing Life campaign. Tony Blair said the campaign, which is calling for action be taken to...

(Photograph) - Children can follow the duck to raise money for the Meningitis Trust during its annual Toddle Waddle from 5 to 18 October. The event, now in its fourth...

The public sector union Unison has lodged a pay claim with the local government pay negotiating body to put an end to term-time-only contracts in England and Wales, which it...

The cost of holiday daycare in England has risen by 16 per cent since last summer, a survey by the Daycare Trust has found. According to the survey, the typical...

Leadership in the early years and playwork sectors is the theme of a conference in central London later this year. 'Leading the way', on 9 October, is being organised by...

Changes to childcare inspections for nurseries and childminders in England have been outlined in two leaflets published by Ofsted last week. The first leaflet, Building better childcare - Daycare: Children...

An international award for services to parents and babies has been made to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantristant. Welsh health minister Jane Hutt presented staff at the hospital with...

Playwork has moved a step closer to having its own official body to oversee workforce development and training. The move follows a bid from SPRITO, the former National Training Organisation...

Childminders, playgroup workers, nursery nurses, out-of-school club workers and other early years practitioners will be invited to contribute to a review of the national occupational standards in early years care...

(Photograph) - Hammersmith and Fulham MP Iain Coleman and the London borough's mayor, Cllr Charlie Treloggan, joined children and parents on 11 July when Addison Pre-school became the first in...