4 December 2008
Eminent children and families expert Dame Gillian Pugh has been appointed president of the National Childminding Association.
4 December 2008
A plan to offer free nursery places for all two-year-olds has been scrapped by the Government, just two months after it was announced as part of a £1billion package to...
4 December 2008
The benefits of high-quality early years settings for poorer children and for children of parents with low qualifications continue until the end of primary school, according to the final report...
4 December 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered his congratulations in person to the Westminster Children's Society on being named Nursery Chain of the Year in the first-ever Nursery World Awards, held on...
4 December 2008
A one-year-old boy in the US had an amazing escape after a car key he fell on went through his eyelid and penetrated his brain, reported Sky News.
4 December 2008
A project featuring Paddington Bear has helped children at a London nursery to learn about different countries and cultures.
4 December 2008
Toy libraries are encouraging families to hire toys from as little as 50p a fortnight to try out, rather than buying expensive products that children may lose interest in playing...
4 December 2008
A new report sets out a list of childcare reforms it says could reduce the number of children living in poverty in the UK by half.
4 December 2008
An inquiry is to be undertaken into Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for teachers, the Children, Schools and Families Committee has announced.