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Welfare reform will add to pressure on families

Monday, July 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Precious little seems certain in post-Brexit-vote Britain. But, depressingly, the facts about poverty are pretty clear, says Alison Garnham

Working parents struggle to find holiday childcare

News

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

| Nursery World

Nine in ten local authorities in England do not have enough holiday childcare to meet demand, according to the annual survey by the Family and Childcare Trust.

The Big Picture - A dog’s life

News

Monday, August 8, 2016

| Nursery World

More than 150 Great North Snowdogs will be on the loose across the North East in a unique public art trail taking place this autumn.

A Unique Child: Inclusion - At a loss

Features

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Large numbers of infants are being taken into care due to the repeat pregnancies of their vulnerable mothers. Annette Rawstrone reports on a new scheme designed to break the cycle

'Bright rooms' help evidence in child abuse cases

News

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

| Nursery World

New family-friendly rooms in police stations have supported thousands of traumatised children to give better evidence in abuse cases, according to the Metropolitan Police.

Council invests £400,000 in children’s centre refurbishment

News

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

| Nursery World

Tower Hamlets Council has invested more than £430,000 updating its Ocean Children’s Centre in Stepney, which has been offically re-opened.

Interview - Professor Greta Defeyter, University of Northumbria

Other

Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

The Healthy Living Lab is giving evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger’s school holidays inquiry.

Join in Outdoor Classroom Day 2017

News

Thursday, April 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery and school children across the UK will join hundreds of thousands of children all over the world in celebrating Outdoor Classroom Day this May.

Breakfast clubs 'lifeline' for working parents

News

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Many parents would struggle to hold down a job without the support of a school breakfast club, new research reveals.

Children's 'red books' start to go online from April

News

Monday, February 13, 2017

| Nursery World

The ‘red book’, the paper-based personal child health record for under-fives, will be available online for London parents from April ahead of a national rollout.

New parenting workshops to support young children's development

News

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new training programme to help parents better understand the needs of three- to seven-year-olds launches next month.

Support for mothers and babies in prison under threat

News

Monday, December 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) in prison are being left unfilled due to problems with the system, a new report says.

Call for 'real living wage' to meet childcare costs

News

Thursday, September 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Working parents are increasingly demanding good quality childcare for a basic standard of living, according to a child poverty charity which is calling for a ‘real living wage’ to help reach that goal.

Enabling Environments: Media - Comic timing

Features

Monday, May 1, 2017

| Nursery World

Comics and cartoons, in whatever medium they come in, can help develop children’s literacy and self-esteem, but their depiction of family structures is limiting, finds Yasmin Stefanov-King

30 hours take-up exceeds forecast in York, study shows

News

Monday, August 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Over 200 more places than anticipated were taken up by parents in the city-wide pilot of the 30 hours in York, according to an evaluation report.

Positive Relationships: Working With Parents - Kith and kin

Features

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

To improve their relationships with kinship carers, and to help make these people feel less isolated, practitioners should understand their particular challenges. By Nicola Stobbs and Alison Prowle