The Transport and General Workers' Union has secured a 13.3 per cent payrise for workers at a Glasgow after-school club, bringing their pay up to more than 5 an hour. The pay award will increase basic...
The Scottish Executive is being urged to make more funding available for the private and voluntary sectors following a significant drop in the numbers of three- and four-year-olds taking up free...
Fears that reclassifying cannabis would lead to more young people experimenting with the drug are unfounded, according to new research. The first survey since cannabis was changed from a Class B to a...
Nursery World's facebook page was inundated with comments last week, as childcare providers debated the issue of increased financial pressure on parents' incomes, versus raising fees to cope with the...
Use focused activities to help children explore the world through their senses with a two-part project from Judith Stevens Practitioners may plan a project based on 'the senses' on its own, or as part...
Kedgeree. Ingredients: 175g smoked haddock, 40g butter, 80g long grain rice, 2 eggs, 20g peas (optional), 75ml milk, 1 onion, salt and pepper to season Children's age: All ages
Dunky’s Day Nursery, which operates six settings, has raised £2,483 for Children’s Adventure Farm Trust (CAFT). Based in Cheshire, the charity provides a range of programmes for terminally ill,...
Our mini series on implementing the new SEN code of practice by Collette Drifte considers termly reviews As a special needs co-ordinator (SENCO), Val James is responsible for organising and conducting...
Help children to develop independence by encouraging them to practise self-help skills, says Lena Engel Early learning goal