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Under-fives choose doctor as top career choice

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

| Nursery World

A quarter of children already have an idea about what they want to be by the time they are five, new research from the National Childminding Association suggests.

Positive Relationships: Military Families - In service

Features

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

| Nursery World

The disruption of family life from military service has effects upon young children that practitioners need to understand, says Annette Rawstrone.

15 hours...fitting with family routines

Features

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

| Nursery World

The Early Years Foundation Stage identifies that when parents and practitioners work together it has positive impacts on children's development and learning.

Lack of awareness hampers access to children's centres

News

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| Nursery World

Misconceptions and a lack of awareness about the services on offer are the main factors keeping more families from accessing their local children's centre, a research company has found.

Cuts will increase pressure on families, former Sure Start chief warns

News

Friday, May 13, 2011

| Nursery World

The Government's cuts to childcare benefits will lessen the impact of policies aimed at improving outcomes for disadvantaged children, a leading academic has warned.

Parents freed from high childcare costs stay in work

News

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

Low-income parents taking part in a pilot scheme that paid for all their childcare costs say it enabled them to improve their finances, pay off debts and save money.

NCT planning more Baby Cafes

News

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

The Baby Cafe network of breastfeeding drop-in sessions looks set to be extended following the takeover of the charity by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT).

Family childcare bill to be added up

News

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

A survey launched by the Daycare Trust and Save the Children is aiming to reveal the impact of childcare costs on families.

Management Focus - A work-play space

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

An innovative new setting is to offer parents a place to work and their children a place for care at the same time, says Karen Faux.

Early years cuts 'stall poverty drop'

News

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Progress made under the previous Government in reducing child poverty could be undone by cuts to early years services, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned.

New NCMA chair is keeping an eye on cuts

News

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

| Nursery World

The National Childminding Association has announced that Sue Davis is to be its new chair.

Childminders prevented from offering free places to parents

News

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Childminders are facing barriers to offering the free entitlement through a shortage of accredited networks and poor funding.

Analysis: The hidden army of childcarers

News

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| Nursery World

'Friends and family' and other unregulated childcarers are an overlooked but vast part of the provision used, says Anand Shukla, acting chief executive of the Daycare Trust.