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At your service

    News
  • Wednesday, April 23, 2003
    • | Nursery World
What do nannies need to be true professionals? Gayle Goshorn meets a woman with an answer and a vision Among the growing number of people who want to promote some service to nannies, Alison Ellershaw must be one of the most ambitious. Last October she finally got her dream up and running. Nannies at Work aims to offer advice, training links, medical information and networking contact, via the internet. Alison has given herself a two-year commitment to make it a success. A tall order, perhaps?

Opinion: Editor's view

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, August 12, 2008
    • | Nursery World
In the battle for votes at the next election, universal childcare will not be easy to deliver.

Six of the Best

    Other
  • Monday, March 6, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Before-, after-school and holiday club Dawn Until Dusk in Harrold, Bedfordshire has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Star Photo: Busy Bees Pre-School

    Other
  • Monday, March 6, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Children from Busy Bees pre-school at Ledbury Primary School in Herefordshire made the most of the windy weather brought along by storm Doris last month and made their own kites from carrier bags.

Win a TTS playhouse worth 995

    News
  • Tuesday, July 16, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Enter our prize draw and you could win a fantastic outdoor role play house from TTS, in association with Nursery World

Strategy demanded for play provision

    News
  • Wednesday, November 9, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Children's play campaigners have urged the Government to do more at ground level to ensure play is at the heart of policies ranging from housing to schools, after an MP revealed that a national play strategy for England was unlikely to happen. At a play conference last month, culture minister David Lammy said he did not view a national play strategy as the direction of travel for the Government.

Making faces

    News
  • Wednesday, November 9, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Mask-making can provide a fun art activity or even form the props for a play. Miranda Walker shows how Mask-making is a traditional craft practised in most countries, and it remains popular today. Children can make creative designs and they might even be inspired to host their own masquerade party.

Getting fruity

    Other
  • Monday, June 15, 2015
    • | Nursery World
To celebrate Healthy Eating Week 2015, Toad Hall Nursery children made fruit kebabs, fruit people and had fruit sack races.

Rainbow Fish

    Other
  • Monday, April 18, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Fish was the theme of the day at Mama Bear's Day Nursery in Taunton, Somerset.

Count the levels

    News
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Our setting has just received a childcare survey from the DfES. Included was a list of qualifications for the childcare sector.

Hard work to get here

    News
  • Wednesday, May 30, 2007
    • | Nursery World
I was disappointed to read Alan Bentley's column (17 May) both as a provider and as a Chair who works hard to ensure the sector is properly represented. NDNA has come a long way since it was set up as a charity in 1999 with the mission of promoting quality in early years. Being seen as a credible voice for day nurseries has taken much hard work, including campaigning and endless meetings. Being a truly representative organisation does not happen overnight.

Evaluate your drop-in

    News
  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Here's 10 helpful questions to help you evaluate your drop-in. 1 .Do parents and carers feel welcomed and valued? A personal 'hello' and a brief chat can make a difference to someone who is feeling lonely.

Read nursery world news daily

    News
  • Wednesday, August 20, 2008
    • | Nursery World
You can now keep up with the latest early years and childcare news as it breaks, with daily updates on our website at: www.nurseryworld.co.uk.

Putting research in action

    News
  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The word 'research' usually makes people think of something that's dry, theoretical, scientific, and probably out of touch. Action research is a way of changing the things that matter to you. 'Action researchers' are practitioners who select an area of their work to look at more closely, for their own professional development and to improve the quality of children's experiences and learning. For example, Vivian Gussin-Paley, an early years teacher working in America, tape-recorded conversations she had with the children in her kindergarten to learn more about how children's talking relates to their thinking, and to improve her own skills in developing conversations with children. She wanted to know what she should say to encourage children into extended conversations with her, and what types of questions or comments she should avoid.

Training Today: Improve your practice

    News
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Use our directory to help you access the many short courses and workshops designed to keep early years professionals up to the minute with good practice across all aspects of provision from management to special needs.

Family food bill now 27 higher

    News
  • Wednesday, August 20, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Families are paying around 27 more per week than this time last year on basic food items, a price comparison website has revealed.

In Brief: Short-break funding allocations to be announced

    News
  • Wednesday, August 29, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Short-break funding allocations for disabled children for 2008/2009 are to be announced next month, alongside details of the pathfinder programme unveiled in the report Aiming Higher for Disabled Children. Details of how local authorities and their partner agencies can become involved in pathfinder activity will also be released. Guidance on the delivery of short breaks is due out in early 2008. For details go to www.everychildmatters.gov.uk.

New figures show all-day vacancies

    News
  • Wednesday, September 5, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Around 6,600 full-day care places were left vacant in children's centres last year, according to the latest Government figures on early years and childcare provision.

First children's minister

    News
  • Wednesday, May 23, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Scotland has its first children's and early years minister following the election of the Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond as First Minister. Mr Salmond included the newly-created post in his new cabinet named last week and appointed MSP Adam Ingram (pictured) as the first children and early years minister.

Support for trade body

    News
  • Wednesday, May 23, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Nurseries around the UK have given 'a very positive' response to the call by one of the largest childcare providers to create a trade association for the private nursery sector. Chairman of the Childcare Corporation Alan Bentley who raised the issue writing in last week's Nursery World said he had been inundated with e-mails in support of the idea from providers in England, Scotland and Wales.

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