One of the difficulties of organising drama sessions is pitching activities at the right level for mixed groups. In the second of his series, youth theatre organiser Alex Marker tackles the problem. I...
HELP FOR HEARING IMPAIRED There are an estimated 34,800 children in the UK who are deaf, which means that one in every 1,000 babies is born with some degree of hearing impairment. If you have children...
Following confirmation of the Reception baseline providers earlier this month, schools that want to use the baseline during the pilot year from this September have until April to sign up.
Nurseries are finding a number of ways to cope with the effects of the recession and changes in demand, as Karen Faux hears.
A giant puppet show came to Liverpool for three days this summer. The event inspired one nursery to explore the concept of size - by getting the children to make their own figures.
Understanding the reasons behind demanding behaviour will help you deal with it
Here on Nursery World, we certainly don't hold with the view that 21 billion of Government money has been wasted on early years education and childcare, though to read many of the national newspapers...
The Chancellor's pledge to extend 30 hours to children from nine months is great news for parents, but there are serious risks to the market if funding rates aren’t set appropriately, warns Christine...
A fifth of primary and secondary school children think either Star Wars character Luke Skywalker or Richard Branson were the first men on the moon, according to a poll reported by BBC News. One in ten...
Young children's community spirit embraced people both locally and abroad. Tessa Fenoughty explains how.