Try the Google 'safe search' here: Email: rainbownursery@raunds.org
Good information from the direct government website about choosing early years provision, what is available, the early years curriculum and what questions to ask potential providers.
Sure Start: Early Years and Childcare - Government funded initiative for 0 to 3 children.
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/ofsted.htm
OFSTED site. This has information about inspection in nurseries and schools in the UK. Read the latest inspection for schools/nurseries in your area.
http://www.qca.org.uk/menu.htm
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. This body oversees the National Curriculum in schools, and of particular interest to early years practitioners, is reviewing the Desirable Outcomes. The Next stage will be called 'Early Learning Goals'.
http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/local/councils/county/NCCINF.HTM
Information about Northamptonshire County Council, for the local people accessing this site.
http://www.kidsclubs.com/bottom.htm
4Children: (Formerly Kids Club Network) is a charity concerned with everything to do with children.
http://www.educationextra.org.uk/index.htm
ContinYou uses learning to tackle inequality and build social inclusion. They create learning programmes and services that offer fresh opportunities to people who have gained least from formal education and training.
http://www.daycaretrust.org.uk/
The Daycare Trust gives information and advise all about childcare issues. It is very much involved in the new Early Years & Development Partnerships that have been formed for each authority in England and Wales.
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/nacab/plsql/nacab.homepage
The Citizens' Advice Bureau gives information and help about all sorts of issues, without having to spend a fortune on professional fees.
http://www.nursery-world.com/nw_main.asp
Nursery World is a weekly publication with current information and articles all to do with early years care and education.
British Association for Early Childhood Education
Early Years Library Network - Home Page
The early years library network seeks to raise the quality of library services to pre-school children and their families. It provides a national support mechanism for specialist early years library staff and spreads good practice across the whole public library sector, including library authorities with no specialist staff.
Home Page - National Children's Bureau
National Children's Bureau - NCB promotes the voices, interests and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives.
Not really related to education, but is the brilliant 'portal' channel for everything about the UK and from a UK perspective.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm
This is an American site (but we'll forgive them) that does exactly what the title says: it gives answers to all those questions about how things work. Useful when doing any topic work.
http://www.stluciabusiness.com/
Interesting site about St Lucia in the Caribbean. If you want to buy your luxury holiday home, have a look here.