If you can't simply pack your bags and go, however, there's plenty more in this week's magazine to help you improve your practice. The joys of messy play are explored thoroughly in our Working with Under-threes series, while a great new project on the world of the doll's house has a free activity poster to complement it.
In News (page 4), the cost of childcare is on the agenda again, following our recent Professional Nanny pay survey. The Daycare Trust's research shows that families are paying up to 7,000 a year for childcare, with a nursery place costing around 135 a week in London. This is expensive - but good-quality childcare does not come cheap. The challenge is to help parents afford the best care, not to force them to look for the cheapest option.
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