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In the fourth article of his series on types of play, Philip Waters explores the meaning of symbolic representation About a year ago I was invited to a Christmas family gathering where two young...
Two participants in Nursery World’s latest study tour, Helen Moylett and Di Chilvers, describe their positive experiences of visiting some of the country’s childcare settings
Not all children like to take part in messy activities, but this type of exercise has value. Kay Mathieson explains why it is important and how participation can be encouraged.
The new national standards for the regulation and inspection of childcare are meant to make a level playing field of a locally bumpy area. We asked childcare provider organisations how they see it....
Ofsted is to publish both the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register on its website, along with providers' names, addresses and type of childcare offered, following a consultation with...
Nannies need to be more aware of their maternity rights, says Asa Nilsdotter The phone rings in my office; there is a nanny at the other end of the phone nervously asking, 'I have just discovered I'm...
Stay and Play is the most commonly run service offered by children's centres in deprived areas, according to new research into the way centres are managed and the type of provision they offer.
An Edinburgh nursery school on the eighth floor of a block of flats is to close for health and safety reasons, the City Council has announced.
April Jones, director of Computer Kids, surfs for pictures Part of the excitement of going on holiday is the idea of somewhere new and different. But what does our holiday destination look like? Are...