When Nursery World readers tell us what they would like more information on, top of the list for those early years practitioners working with the youngest children is 'planning for birth to threes'....
One big player has leaped up the rankings of the 20 largest nursery chains, while others have also undertaken acquisitions and a few have slipped. Catherine Gaunt reports.
Girls do better than boys in every area of learning before they are five, the first national results of the Foundation Stage profile revealed last week. Statistics published by the Department for...
Up to 60 per cent of children may be entering the school system without the key physical capabilities that lead to future academic success, a new study reveals.
Parents who employ appropriately qualified nannies in Wales will be able to access tax credits or childcare vouchers, education minister Jane Davidson said last week. Under the scheme, to be...
Summer's here, and newly-qualified nannies are looking for their first jobs. If you're heading for the bright lights of the big city, you'll be interested to hear what it was like for other nannies...
A booklet to assist carers and the parents of bereaved children has been published by the charity Cruse Bereavement Care. The eight-page booklet, Has someone died - Helping children, has been...
At this time of year nannies are the envy of many a nanny employer, or any worker tied to a desk, computer or cash till. The freedom to spend lots of time outdoors in the company of children is one of...
* Fears that Government targets for recruiting huge numbers of childcare staff may be hard to achieve have prompted Essex County Council and the local Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership...
Kidsunlimited, the UK's sixth largest nursery chain (Nursery World, 11 November 2004) has won the prestigious National Employer of the Year award sponsored by the Government's National Employer...