The Government has been accused of ‘watering down childminder agencies’ with proposals to reduce the number of quality assurance visits and make practice support optional.
When parents split up, practitioners can be pivotal in helping children feel secure and understand the situation. Annette Rawstrone explains what staff can do to help both children and parents
Stories are especially important in the early years, explains Mary Medlicott, who offers advice on how to be an effective storyteller to groups of young children
By allowing children to take a leading role in the telling of stories, we can support them to think logically and make sense of the world. Nancy Stewart explains.
The Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition at the Business Design Centre in London promises to be a spectacular event for everyone working in nursery and primary education. The exhibition has...
By Susan Young, author of Music with the under-fours (RoutledgeFalmer) Egg shakers
By Kathy Sylva, professor in educational psychology at Oxford University, from her speech to the North of England conference in Bridlington earlier this month In the days before early childhood...
In the third part of our series on social media, expert Kate Tyler sets out a best practice guide for once your accounts are up and running.
By Emma Wood, managing director of Kids Kit Co, which provides sessional and full-day care in shopping centres Reading the Letters page of Nursery World every week makes us sound like an industry of...