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Behind the scenes of every nursery group are those staff who might not be practitioners, but who are every bit as vital to the smooth running of the setting, as Melanie Defries discovers.
If you're a nanny who doesn't spot a familiar experience in a hilarious new novel, you're lucky. Gayle Goshorn reads the book that takes the gloves off At last, a novel about modern nannying written...
The Government should urgently review 30 hours funding and introduce a new 100 per cent business rate relief scheme to reflect the increasing cost pressures nurseries face, says the Federation of...
One in every seven primary school-aged children had a diagnosable mental illness in 2020 and 75 per cent of mental illnesses begin before the age of eighteen, research from The All-Party Parliamentary...
In Western Australia, an organisation that makes waste materials available for reuse is helping early years settings resource for schema play. By pedagogical leader Kylie Ridder, with educator...
In the second part of a new series on integrating physical practice into early years practice, Dr Lala Manners looks at balance and co-ordination
Understanding the reasons why children masturbate is important if you are going to respond sensitively and appropriately to the issue, says Juliet Brown
As society changes, nursery managers can adapt their provision to appeal to the families they serve, says Donna Sheldon Change is a process that childcare providers must anticipate and embrace if they...
Practitioners who work with young children are being scared off physical contact with them, believes John Powell, though it's something that all children need It seems so natural and important to be...