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Books for very young children should have lots of pictures and novelty features, but minimal text. Ruth Thomson spells out what to look for.
Use these key points for discussion at staff meetings or with parents and carers: 1 How does your questioning focus and extend children's thinking and learning? Have you discussed the key vocabulary...
A nursery owner who falsified children’s dates of birth in order to fraudulently claim £37,000 of free entitlement funding has been given a 10-month suspended sentence.
Question time Each morning we set up a question on our question table and display board for the children to answer, with their parent or carer, by placing their name card in a 'yes' or 'no' container.
Sector leaders have welcomed Scottish childcare reforms, with plans to double free provision by 2020 and make funding ‘follow the child’.
The Au Pair and Nanny's Guide to Working Abroad has proven such an indispensable handbook that it's just come out in its fifth edition. It's been updated to take account of internet job-hunting and...
Children need an enthusiastic mediator if they are to develop a love for books. Opal Dunn explains how to help under-threes build a solid foundation for literacy
Out-of-school care is under the spotlight again this week, with the Kids' Clubs Network launching a campaign to set up facilities for teenagers (see News, page 6). Expansion in this so far neglected...
A classic cookery book is out in a new updated edition with 20 additional dishes - and Professional Nanny readers can win a fresh copy. Annabel Karmel's New Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner has...
The role of employers in supporting and providing for their staff's childcare needs will be a major issue in the next few years. Last week's conference by the London Development Agency, Bright...