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Parents discouraging children from messy play

Monday, September 29, 2014

| Nursery World

Children are missing out on messy play because their parents do not want to clean up after them, according to a new poll.

4Children's manifesto calls for more support for children and families

News

Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

4Children is challenging all political parties to commit to an overhaul of services for children and families in 2015.

A mixed start for the new childcare minister

Opinion

Friday, September 19, 2014

| Nursery World

Dr Richard House, a co-founder of Early Childhood Action, shares his first impressions

Study points way to children's five-a-day

News

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| Nursery World

New research shows that while school gardening initiatives do little to improve children’s fruit and vegetable intake, eating meals together as a family can significantly boost current levels of consumption.

Council plans radical reform of children's centre services

News

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

| Nursery World

More than three-quarters of Staffordshire’s children’s centre services could be cut next April in plans to reform family support services in the county.

Childcare loan scheme could help businesses keep staff

News

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

| Nursery World

The British Chambers of Commerce is calling for a childcare loan scheme for parents to help businesses retain staff who start a family.

Dr Travis Wright, assistant professor of early childhood education, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Other

Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Dr Wright, a teacher and therapist, has just launched the BASES project, a school and community-based intervention for homeless pre-school children, their families and teachers.

Gathering evidence on the impact of policy

Opinion

Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Decisions about childcare affect thousands of families on a daily basis. We know from a whole range of surveys that parents struggle with decisions about childcare for reasons of affordability, availability and quality.