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Plans for the single scheme to replace the 90 or so baseline assessment schemes in existence have been sent to every primary school in England. The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority has sent out...
Winter is here and the nights are long - a time when nannying at night sounds rather cosy (see this month's feature on specialising in just that). But as we draw indoors our thinking and feelings turn...
* A book about bullying for three-to seven-year-olds aims to help younger children to recognise bullying and how to deal with it. Crabbit Comes to Stay, by children's author Julie Hegarty, features a...
In this issue of Nursery World, we report on some innovative and worthwhile projects in the early years and childcare sector, which are taking place in a remarkable range of locations across the UK....
After a year of relatively little activity in terms of nursery group acquisitions and mergers, 2006 has finished with a definite bang - witness the 70m sale of Busy Bees to the Australian giant ABC...
The news that neither early years nor playwork have succeeded in their bids to be one of the trailblazer Sector Skills Councils (see page 4) is not a terribly encouraging start to the new year, when...
London's play sector has greeted with relief the news that funding to support children's play in the capital will be reinstated. Voluntary sector organisations that support London's most vulnerable...
Help children find their place in the world with activities mapping out walks and the nursery setting itself, from Jane Drake Developing young children's awareness of geographical features in the...
The ZedBug is a 'mini-trike' designed for children between three and 11. There are no pedals: forward movement is controlled by swinging the handlebar from side to side with the hands and feet. It has...