Whether they are fashioned from hedgerows or built for purpose from tents and playhouses, dens should be personal retreats for children and places that inspire their imagination and learning, says...
Making shadow puppets has been an engaging experience, explains Victoria Lungu, atelierista at Manor Wood Foundation Stage Unit in Leeds
The best new nurseries are not built just to look stylish - the environment they create is crucial to children's learning and happiness. Annette Rawstrone sizes up some winners
How a nature walk turned into foraging for wild flowers and making a cordial. By Annette Rawstrone
In the past two to three years the sector has sharpened its focus on what high-quality provision looks like.
In response to demand from the early years sector, we have extended the deadline for the Nursery World Awards 2017 to 26 May, so there's still time to get your entries in.
As the start of the next academic year approaches, Karen Hart finds out how early years settings can appraise their provision and spaces for the arrival of new children
Nine play projects across England have been awarded a total of 1.8m in grants by the Big Lottery Fund, as part of its Pounds 155m children's play initiative. The grants were awarded as part of the...
More than 100,000 children are expected to take part in National Playday, the UK's biggest celebration of children's play, on 6 August. The event is supported by former footballer Gary Lineker, whose...