With digital technology now an integral part of children's everyday lives, settings must consider how they can best use it to support learning. Dr Christine Stephen draws on 15 years of research to...
Childminding networks in England have been successful in contributing to the quality of childcare, supporting childminders, raising their status and improving retention rates, according to a report...
- Child Base nurseries around the country have raised over 47,500 for the children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent. TV presenter Alice Beer, a patron of the charity, came to a tea party at Child Base's...
A Government-backed campaign aims to help parents with weaning and tackle widespread myths about the signs a baby is ready to try their first solid foods.
The commitment to the abolition of the two-child benefit cap by the Scottish government is welcome, says the director of Barnardo's Scotland, but more is needed from both governments.
A project linking a nursery to a care home is improving well-being for young and old alike, discovers Meredith Jones-Russell
ICT is increasingly becoming part of our everyday life, and to be able to use it competently in adulthood is now vital. The introduction of ICT in the Foundation Stage is a recognition of this and the...
How Steiner parent-and-child groups support families in the first three years and introduce them to the education and care approach. By Dorothy Marlen
Q: Are accidents at home a big problem for children in the UK?
Early years specialists are upbeat about this Level 3 qualification which has been designed in consultation with the big nursery chains to provide skills employers say they need.
