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Alysha Birtles from Tiddlywinks Nursery Group in Ancoats has achieved her Elklan Level 4 qualification and obtained the setting’s Communication Friendly status.

An A to Z of enhancements: X is for X Marks the Spot!

Features

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| Nursery World

From treasure pits to maps, treasure-hunting enhancements are guaranteed to inspire children’s play and learning. By Amy Jackson

How Ireland is leading the way on early years pay and workforce

Features

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Reforms to Ireland’s early education system have recently led to increased pay and a greater number of childcare places. How did they do it? By Eva Lloyd, emeritus professor of early childhood, University of East London

SHARED PASSION

Other

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| Nursery World

N Family Club in Harborne, near Manchester, has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Health & wellbeing: Tips on offering meat-free meals in your early years setting

Features

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Cheryl Hadland, chair of the sustainability charity GECCO and founder of Tops Day Nurseries, shares tips to help nurseries cut down their meat consumption.

EYFS activities: Breaking down sound

Features

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Hayes Greenfield explores how making sound engages children’s executive function skills in his new book Creative Sound Play

HAPPY DAYS IN YEOVIL

Other

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Happy Days Nursery & Pre-school officially opened its Yeovil site, formerly known as Yew Tree Nursery, after undergoing a refurbishment.

⭐️STAR PHOTO⭐️ - MINI OLYMPICS

Other

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Children from Little Acorns Kindergarten in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, held their very own ‘Olympics’.

Forging partnerships: How sharing sites with other businesses can help nurseries thrive

Opinion

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| Nursery World

How children’s day nurseries might be able to future-proof themselves through partnerships with other businesses

New report reveals crisis in SEND but highlights 'innovative approaches' to solve the crisis

News

Friday, July 26, 2024

| Nursery World

Some children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are waiting years for assessments, according to a new report from a thinktank, which puts forward a new evidence-based plan to identify SEND earlier and cut assessment times.

Parents struggling to find and pay for childcare, DfE survey finds

News

Friday, July 26, 2024

| Nursery World

Parents are increasingly finding it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to meet their childcare costs, according to official figures from the DfE.

Kirsty Wild: The rising trend for 'hyphenated nannies' who offer childcare alongside other skills

Opinion

Thursday, July 25, 2024

| Nursery World

Nannies are enjoying strong wage growth, but they’re increasingly required to be skilled beyond childcare as hybrid roles grow in popularity, says Kirsty Wild of payroll provider Nannytax.

Nanny salaries rise by 12 per cent as 'accelerated nursery closures' push demand

News

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

| Nursery World

High demand for nannies has driven up their salaries by 12 per cent compared to last year, according to new figures from payroll provider, Nannytax.

Veggie pals help children grow emotional roots

Knowledge Bank

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

| Nursery World

As more children are presenting in nurseries with additional needs, Let’s Grow provides a one stop shop for resources to support personal, social and emotional skills among all children

Stephen Morgan officially confirmed as early education minister

News

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

| Nursery World

The roles and responsibilities of the new ministers at the Department for Education, which is headed by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, have now been officially confirmed.

Public spending watchdog recommends Government review EYPP rates

News

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

| Nursery World

The National Audit Office (NAO) has recommended the rates paid to settings under the early years pupil premium (EYPP) be reviewed, arguing that there is ‘no evidence to support a lower rate for early years’, compared to schools.

Prime Minister launches new Government body responsible for skills and training

News

Monday, July 22, 2024

| Nursery World

A new body has been launched by the Government to bring together the ‘fractured skills landscape’, replacing some of the functions of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (ifATE).