The Baby Room Project has succeeded in directing some much-needed attention to the care of the youngest children. Dr Sarah Christie talks to its founders Professor Sacha Powell and Dr Kathy Goouch.
Taking on an apprentice provides the opportunity to potentially grow and mould a loyal worker - so why aren't more nurseries adopting this approach to tailor-made talent? Mary Evans finds out.
A guide to training events, organisations, research, articles and books on child, adult and staff well-being. By Hannah Crown
In the first part of a series on adapting your business to the current operating environment, Melanie Pilcher sets out how to ensure optimum infection control standards
Nurseries will continue to be exempt from business rates, but there was no new funding earmarked for the early years or schools in the Chancellor’s budget.
Extend your project on babies to complement the season and link in to a birth story that all children can share, explains Anne O'Connor Activity 1
Engage children's curiosity with some close encounters with real animals First-hand experiences of live animals will greatly enhance children's understanding of living creatures and provide ideas and...
Help children develop an understanding of numbers by sharing active experiences, with suggestions by Jennie Lindon One of the ten principles underpinning Birth to Three Matters is that 'Children learn...
Researchers from Lancaster University Management School found that children from disadvantaged homes who went to nursery improved their Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 scores on average by 10-11 per cent...