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Take twos...opportunities for everyone

    Features
  • Friday, November 23, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The extension of the free entitlement to around 40 per cent of all two-year-olds from 2014 will need a significant increase in the number of places so that approximately 260,000 children will be able to benefit. James Hempsall urges childcare providers across all sectors to look at the opportunities this will bring

Take twos... a flying start for parents

    Features
  • Friday, August 3, 2012
    • | Nursery World
A nursery in Poole has helped all its two-year-olds to settle happily in by working with parents and emphasising key messages to do with their children's learning and well-being. One of these is that young children need their parents' time more than anything else, says James Hempsall.

Aspiring to the goal of nursery ownership

    Features
  • Monday, March 5, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Are new start-ups currently being deterred by the tough economic conditions? Not necessarily so, says Andrew Steen of Redwoods Dowling Kerr, who believes there are still opportunities for ambitious individuals to create successful businesses.Here he answers some questions around the realities of taking a big leap in today's market.

QuILT: Covering every aspect of quality

    Features
  • Monday, July 9, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Judith Twani, independent early years consultant, trainer and early education improvement officer for Thurrock Council, explains how a modular quality assurance and improvement scheme is proving both versatile and enduring for a range of settings

In My View - Once in a lullaby

    Features
  • Tuesday, March 15, 2011
    • | Nursery World
There is something truly wonderful about the fact that children and carers today still love to sing 'Baa Baa Black Sheep'. The first written version of this song appeared in a book of nursery rhymes back in 1744. That makes it a very old sheep indeed. In a world where huge technological changes are occurring on an almost daily basis, it's comforting to know that some things last.

To the point - How flexible can we be?

    Features
  • Tuesday, March 29, 2011
    • | Nursery World
The Daycare Trust report, 'Open All Hours? Flexible childcare in the 24/7 era', published last week (News, 24 March), found that parents struggle to find childcare at weekends, evenings and overnight.

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