By Emma Wood, managing director of Kids Kit Co, which provides sessional and full-day care in shopping centres Reading the Letters page of Nursery World every week makes us sound like an industry of...
Harry's language has developed considerably this month. He repeats whatever he hears, much of it quite clearly. He names many items in his picture books and can point to many more if asked. He often...
Mary Evans finds out how nurseries will have to strengthen their approach to child protection in the first of a four-part series looking at key areas of change under the new requirements.
Early years initial teacher training requires experience of Key Stage 1, but this should not stop childminders from taking Early Years Teacher courses.
Nord Anglia, owner of the UK's largest nursery chain, is having a bad time. The company has huge debts, a number of unhappy nursery staff have been speaking out about worrying conditions at some...
While attachment in theory remains controversial, practitioners need to understand it in order to deliver the EYFS, explains early years consultant Anne O'Connor.
In a new series about Universal Credit, David Finch of the Resolution Foundation explains exactly what the new benefit is, what it replaces and how it compares
Selective mutism and being a reluctant talker are different conditions, explain Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni, who offer advice to practitioners on what to do