Ofsted's decision to publish inspection reports for childminders on the internet, but not to reveal their full addresses, seems to strike a good balance in terms of making information available...
Nursery nurse strikes are breaking out all over the UK, as poorly paid childcare workers are striving to bring about long-awaited changes in their status and salaries (see News, page 4). Around 3,000...
Child Development and Good Practice Early years practitioners should not throw the baby out with the bathwater when reviewing gender equality practices, say Jennie Lindon and Anne O'Connor
With a three-part series on transitions beginning in this week's Nursery World, five readers have a chance to win a free copy of Julie Fisher's new book, Moving On to Key Stage 1, published by the...
Unlimited fun is at your fingertips with endless variations on a homemade plaything suggested by Meg Jones What shall we do today? As Homer Simpson might reply, 'Doh!' For many generations one of the...
Some food for thought in your professional career BTec National Early Years. by Sandy Green. (Nelson Thornes, 16.95, 01242 267100)
For those professionals working in early years education and childcare, the past ten years since the Labour Government came to power have felt like a whirlwind of activity, initiatives and policies....
Private and voluntary sector providers are often quoted as calling for a 'level playing field' with state-funded childcare. This week there's good news and bad news - some bits of the field appear to...
The number of reported incidents of cases of Coronavirus more than doubled during a two-week period last month, official statistics reveal.
Difficulties in the airways are explained by doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital in our A-Z series on health Wheeziness is caused by narrowing of the airways and is usually a symptom of asthma or...