More than 86 per cent of all three- and four-year-olds accessing the free entitlement are taking up the full 15-hour offer, according to the latest Government figures.
Amid an ominous silence, nurseries are waiting to hear the fate of their funding.
Childcarers can get a second, informed opinion when they're worried about a child, says Annette Rawstrone.
Managers faced with staff shortages are reporting an increasing need for bank and agency staff. How can they be managed to help keep costs down? Karen Faux reports
May I please make two points about the use of terminology in Nursery World (24 November)? The first is the use of the term 'ethnic' in the headline 'Guide fosters sensitivity to ethnic families'...
Norman Court in Wiltshire will reopen as a Montessori Day nursery and independent school from autumn 2013.
Early years settings should weigh up the benefits of outdoor play against the risks and include children in their assessment so that valuable opportunities are not lost, play experts have advised...
In an extract from her book on the subject, Tamsin Grimmer explains ‘core and radial schema’ and its relevance to the early years
This month sees the news we've all been waiting for, and it's good - nannies' earnings continue to rise. Let's hope that this year nobody who isn't a nanny expresses shock at the news, as if home...