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Sometimes, I worry that the case for early years education is overstated. Exaggerating the arguments can give the impression that a child's earliest years represent a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in which...

Lower income families in London could receive up to £1,500 in additional support towards childcare costs under proposals announced last week by Mayor Ken Livingstone and children's minister Margaret Hodge....

(Photograph) - A young fan enjoys the Miffy exhibition at the Couper Institute Library in Glasgow to mark the bunny's 50th birthday. Featuring original Dick Bruna illustrations, storytelling and craft...

The long-running battle to save one of Lancaster's oldest maintained nursery schools came to a head last week, when the final decision was taken to close. Lancashire County Council confirmed...

Deputy mayor of London Nicky Gavron gets ready to roll up her sleeves to help three-year-old Ben Caliboso from St Charles Primary School in Kensington and Chelsea transform the school's...

More funding is needed to train the under-threes childcare workforce, a leading early years academic said last week. Professor Lesley Abbott, director of the Birth to Three Matters project, said,...

Nursery children in Scotland will be given a taste for healthy eating with new guidance from the Scottish Executive on nutritious meals and snacks. Nutritional Guidance for Early Years will...

The charity 4Children is in the process of securing contracts with local authorities across the UK to set up and run nine children's centres catering for children from nought to...

The National Day Nurseries Association's fifth regional centre was opened in Birmingham on 18 March by MP Liam Byrne. The West Midlands Regional Centre was partially funded by the Neighbourhood...

The Scottish Storytelling Network is holding a national development day on 30 April in Falkirk, with talks and information on training and resources. For details and to book a place,...