6 November 2008
A new appeal by the BBC children's programme 'Blue Peter' is aiming to help set up breakfast clubs in the UK as well as in Bangladesh, Colombia and South Africa....
6 November 2008
The english language is officially up for sale in a new fundraising initiative by children's communication charity I CAN, supported by dictionary publisher Collins. Participants can adopt a word for...
6 November 2008
The Netherlands has pioneered financial help for grandparents childminding for their family, but while uptake has been huge, the system has thrown up unintended side-effects, says Eva Lloyd.
6 November 2008
13 November. Music In The Foundation Stage. The course will help practitioners to become more confident using their voice and instruments. They will learn chants, songs and musical activities suitable...
5 November 2008
Community nurseries in Sheffield facing the threat of closure as their funding dwindles and competition from Sure Start children's centres increases have joined forces to stay open.
5 November 2008
Parents on low incomes associate formal childcare with 'career people' and working parents who do not have any family members around to help, according to new research.
5 November 2008
The National Day Nurseries Association has given a cautious welcome to the launch of the Qualifications List, which sets out qualifications defined by the Children's Workforce Development Council as 'full...
5 November 2008
Social mobility in Britain may be starting to improve as a result of policies such as the provision of childcare and the free early education entitlement, according to a new...
4 November 2008
Teachers should be willing to spend weekends and school holidays learning about new technology and educational resources, former education secretary Charles Clarke said this week.
30 October 2008
More than half of all parents polled for an online survey said they would not be letting their children go trick or treating this Hallowe'en.