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For those professionals working in early years education and childcare, the past ten years since the Labour Government came to power have felt like a whirlwind of activity, initiatives and...

The Early Years Foundation Stage is in danger of becoming 'a missed opportunity', without major investment and a more coherent long-term vision, the former national director of the Foundation Stage...

A parent fighting the closure of three nurseries by a Yorkshire council is standing as an independent candidate in local elections on 3 May. Mel Mills (pictured), one of the...

Asquith Nurseries, the UK's second largest nursery group, is up for sale for a reported £100m. Nursery World has learned that a deal is likely to be completed within the...

Five-year-old Rebecca Walker-Wain gets acquainted with a red-legged tortoise at Dewsbury Library in West Yorkshire. Children were invited to meet animals including a meerkat, an African dwarf hedgehog, a giant...

Obese children are likely to double their consumption after watching food advertisements on television, according to a University of Liverpool study reported in the Financial Times. Psychologists found that after...

Staff working with parents in a range of settings, including early years workers, will be able to access the latest research, knowledge and training at a national academy launched last...

The panel of judges for Early Years awards given by Bookstart is being joined by Duncan Bannatyne, an entrepreneur on the BBC's 'Dragon's Den' programme and former chairman of Just...

Protocol Education, a provider of recruitment services to the education sector, has been named Best Temporary Recruitment Firm at the Recruiter Awards for Excellence. The company ran an impromptu taxi...

A consortium of children's groups and health and consumer campaigners is urging the Government to further curb junk food advertisements aimed at children. The National Children's Bureau has joined Diabetes...