Melissa McAlees, News Editor (30-Jul-15)
Young women have an average of eight people present in the delivery room, with a quarter of mums sharing the journey on social media. A study on 2,000 women carried out by Channel Mum, a video blogging site, found that many are.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (30-Jul-15)
Poor families with young children risk falling into crisis as they struggle to get help from vital services in housing, health and early education, finds a new report. Research conducted by the National Children’s Bureau (NCB),.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (29-Jul-15)
A recently launched SafeFood Campaign has urged women who are sexually active to take folic acid, regardless of whether they are planning a pregnancy or not. The campaign has been developed to encourage women to take the Vitamin.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (28-Jul-15)
By spending more than 86 hours of the summer holidays staring at electronic devices, children are missing out on traditional outdoor activities, according to a new study published by Go Ape, an outdoor adventure facility. The study.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (28-Jul-15)
The low wages paid to those working in the childcare sector could result in a significant shortfall in the workforce once the economy improves, warns a report published by the University College of London’s Institute of Education.....
Nina Hathway, News Editor (27-Jul-15)
New research suggests that around 54,000 new mothers may be forced out of their jobs in Britain each year. These findings are based on a survey of more than 3,200 women by the Equality and Human Rights Commission,.....
Sue Learner, News Editor (23-Jul-15)
A family run nursery group has acquired its second Plymouth nursery, taking its total number of nurseries to 22. Mama Bear’s Day Nursery group will take over the former Fort View Day Nursery in Crownhill.....
Sue Learner, News Editor (21-Jul-15)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, one of the UK’s leading nursery providers, has acquired Active Learning, which has nine nurseries in the south of England. The deal will take the number of nurseries owned.....
Sue Learner, News Editor (21-Jul-15)
A South East nursery group has become the first in the country to receive the Children’s Food Trust’s seal of approval for its menu. The charity’s nutritionists looked at the menu being used by the Toad.....
Sue Learner, News Editor (20-Jul-15)
Nurseries are being urged to take part in a survey of nursery pay rolls to explore the impact that the National Living Wage will have on providers. The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) wants as.....
Richard Howard, News Editor (17-Jul-15)
Assessing whether the timing of school admissions can harm the potential of some children’s educational achievement is to be undertaken by the Education Committee, as confirmed in a letter from schools minister Nick Gibb. Education.....
Richard Howard, News Editor (16-Jul-15)
Data released by the Office for National Statistics shows an increase in the average age of motherhood, now recording the oldest figure on record of 30.2 years. As well as showing as reduction in teenage pregnancies, the data also.....
Ellie Spanswick, News Editor (15-Jul-15)
The Government recently invited nurseries, early years organisations and parents to provide evidence to support a http://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1569511/government-calls-for-evidence-to-support-upcoming-childcare-funding-review.....
Ellie Spanswick, News Editor (14-Jul-15)
A new study has highlighted doctors’ concerns over the consumption of sugar in UK diets. The report by the British Medical Association (BMA), titled ‘Food for thought: promoting healthy diets among children and young people’ focuses.....
Richard Howard, News Editor (14-Jul-15)
Day nursery group Co-operative Childcare has announced its commitment to bringing the educational achievements of colleagues in line with new government standards that demand, as of August 2014, Grade C GCSEs in English and Maths.....
Richard Howard, News Editor (14-Jul-15)
A failure to recognise the need for significant investment in the early years sector means that childcare remains ‘the poor relation of education’, according to Voice general secretary and former local authority childcare commissioning.....
Ellie Spanswick, News Editor (10-Jul-15)
New information published by Ofsted has revealed an increase in the number of ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ childcare provisions, in addition to an increase in the number of places available to children. The.....
Nina Hathway, News Editor (07-Jul-15)
Public funding to help children and young people before their problems spiral out of control has been cut by 55 per cent, leaving children and teenagers at greater risk of suffering longer-term difficulties, new research reveals. An.....