Welcome to the latest edition of Training Today. I am sure you will notice a few changes in this edition of the magazine, including the news round-up section on page 4 and 'View from the bridge' on...
The idea of 24-hour nursery provision (News, 5 April) sounds good initially, but I would be concerned over the health and safety issues involved in handing over a child in the morning to a parent who...
(Photograph) - There was plenty to catch the eye at Scotland's first-ever Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition, including these puppets. Sponsored by Nursery World and TES Primary, the event...
Designed to be used in everyday practice, the revised developmental grids give guidance on planning and 'how' children learn, says Helen Moylett, principal consultant, Early Learning Consultancy
A survey of nurseries at universities undertaken by our sister publication, the Times Higher Education Supplement, has found that all but two of the 38 universities that responded provide childcare on...
There are no male teachers under the age of 25 working in nursery schools, according to this year's annual census published by the General Teaching Council (GTC).
Education and skills secretary Estelle Morris has announced a further expansion of the Sure Start programme for under-fours and their families in disadvantaged areas. The 177 new programmes will cost...
Nord Anglia, the UK's largest nursery group, has said that it will make increasing occupancy its focus for the coming financial year. The chain has launched a strategy at each of its nurseries with...
There are some new faces in our Top 25 table of nursery groups this year, and in our extensive directory too. Catherine Gaunt analyses the latest moves in both size and quality of the chains
There are some new faces in our Top 25 table of nursery groups this year, and in our extensive directory too. Catherine Gaunt analyses the latest moves in both size and quality of the chains.