Taking time to properly listen to children and encouraging them to talk about their interests are vital, explains Dr Sue Allingham
Some nurseries that have been inspected by the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care have been told that all managerial staff should be working towards a level 4 qualification in early years...
The case of Vanessa George, the Plymouth nursery worker accused of child abuse and making and distributing indecent images of young children, has shocked and horrified the early years sector (see...
While the number of total childcare places has been rising in recent years, the sharp decline in the ranks of childminders has gone almost unnoticed (see News, page 4).
It is absurd and unhelpful when adults encourage children to use incorrect terminology and euphemisms for their body parts, explains Caroline Vollans
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We have 15 copies of Can't you sleep, Little Bear? by Martin Waddell (Walker Books, 4.99) to give away to Nursery World readers. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard or envelope to the...
A 25 per cent pay cut is threatening nursery nurses working for one local authority.