How important are practitioners as role models and what positive messages should they pass on at mealtimes? Nicole Weinstein finds out.
In another of our series on the Celebrating Young Children project, Joyce Miller looks at how one happy child shows a setting fulfilling its mission statement Wingate Community Nursery School in...
Changes in the way that the National Health Service's childcare strategy is funded could threaten what has so far been a roaring success story. <B>Simon Vevers</B> investigates
Children are given drugs that have never been tested on their age group and doctors guess at dosages, as Wendy Wallace reports
A project on elephants will provide a jumbo opportunity for large-scale creative and mathematical activities, writes <B> Denise Bailey </B>
If you're bored with your current job or just want to kick-start your career in childcare, pack up your bags, put on your bikini and prepare for a summer working with children in one of Europe's...
The combined inspection of nurseries eases the burden for providers, says Ofsted's Liz Elsom. Here she explains how to prepare for an inspection Acombined inspection is one that 'combines' the annual...
Can nursery schools survive current changes in early years provision, especially the move to children's centres? Simon Vevers reports They have received a ringing endorsement in the EPPE research and...
Traditional Christmas images can help reinforce children's understanding of shape and pattern, as Lena Engel demonstrates with these seasonal activities
Is it a good time to start upa nursery? Anne Wiltsher weighs up the pros and cons Heard the one about the man who spent thousands adapting a glorious Victorian mansion for use as a nursery, only to...