A few years ago it would have been hard to imagine a Labour Party conference where the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and the education secretary all made childcare a major theme of their speeches....
To start off the New Year, Dr Jacqui Cousins reflects on her years of research into the language of four-year-olds and the continuing relevance of her findings for early years practitioners today All...
The decision to change the way SATS are carried out at Key Stage 1 in England's primary schools is good news for Foundation Stage practitioners. Greater emphasis on teacher assessment of pupils rather...
Nord Anglia, owner of the UK's largest nursery chain, is having a bad time. The company has huge debts, a number of unhappy nursery staff have been speaking out about worrying conditions at some...
Thank you for a great eight-page guide to pre-schools (Nursery World, 4 August). Yes, we may seem to be a minority in the childcare sector, but we are still around and, in some areas, thriving by...
Anyone planning to start a nursery can learn a great deal from reading the real life stories of those who have gone before them. This year, Starting A Nursery includes a variety of tales ranging from...
More than 500 childcare places are to disappear with the demise of Scottish chain KidCare and the BBC's decision to phase out its workplace nurseries (see News, page 4). The two events, while...
Last Wednesday evening was a time of celebration. Nursery World's summer party, marking our 80th year, was a happy, extremely sociable occasion held in a beautiful roof garden with magnificent views...
How have the UK’s biggest nursery groups – and the early years sector as a whole – changed over the past two decades? Catherine Gaunt goes through the archives
* We have five copies each of Baby Says - Hooray, Baby Says - Hello, Baby Says - Love You and Baby Says - Bye-Bye by Opal Dunn (Hodder Children's Books, 3.99 each) to give away to Nursery World...