So you want to work with special needs children? In the first of a two-part series Patricia Slatcher points the way in.
Make plans over time for one of the most important areas of a setting's provision with this advice from <B>Jane Drake</B>
Games and fitness equipment can help children develop a love of movement and physical activity and will encourage even reluctant movers to join in the fun Movement
Exploring the possible connections from a topic on clothes led one setting in some surprising and rewarding directions. Pre-school teacher Nikki Edwards describes how a simple theme can take off...
The 'poor relations' of the education workforce finally have their own negotiating team to look after their interests, but there is much work to be done first. Simon Vevers reports.
While free schools are helping meet growing demand for places, the programme has been ineffective in targeting areas of low school quality and attracting disadvantaged pupils, finds a new report.
What is empathy and its role in learning? An edited extract from Helen Garnett’s book on the subject, which won a Nursery World award this year, reveals all
The early years sector is up in arms about new Ofsted guidance that states providers must report any changes to an employees’ health including depression, ‘stress-related’ or emotional issues.
A new report warns the nursery sector is ‘at threat of being damaged’ as smaller settings get taken over by large corporate companies that are ‘profit-focused’.
Lawton, who is managing director of Our Monkey Club, was one of a number of people in the sector working on the Level 5 Early Years Lead Apprenticeship standard, which was approved for delivery in...