The Government has launched a consultation on changes to the free entitlement, in advance of increasing the number of two-year-olds who will be eligible for 15 hours of early education from September...
The National Children's Bureau (NCB) was launched in October 1963 as the National Bureau for Co-operation in Childcare. Over the past 40 years, it has provided a vital forum and information service...
By Nancy Boyd Webb (The Guilford Press, 36.95, ISBN 9781609186432)
A new study shows that taking a 'midday' nap helps toddlers learn more effectively as it enhances memories they acquired earlier in the day.
Schools and nurseries should be put at the centre of a new updated model for Sure Start, according to a new report by think tank Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives.
* Sunderland residents celebrated a landmark of the city's children's centre programme by planting a wishing tree in Mowbray Park. There are now ten children's centres up and running, with six more...
A baby's birth weight appears to have a greater influence on future mental ability and educational performance than their upbringing, say researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC), based in...
A programme to promote activity and development in pre-school children is reminding parents and carers in Fife that they can collect a free copy of the scheme's second book from local health centres...
Edited by Martin Robb and Rachel Thomson (OUP, 19.99, ISBN 9781847426819)
