New research suggests that children who are exposed to air pollution from vehicles during their first year have an increased risk of becoming obese.
1. Observation is the best way to seek out children's needs. Watch children not only creating art, but also in play. What are they drawn to, what do they love, what skills do they need? 2....
Larger than life From bugs to body parts, children are always fascinated at seeing objects magnified. The problem is that they all want to look at the same time! The Intel Play QX3 Computer Microscope...
Eight nursery workers have been awarded 6,500 in back pay after a minimum wage probe. A telephone call by the mother of one of the nursery nurses triggered a full-scale investigation by Leicester City...
Families could be charged for using some children's centre services, under plans put forward by Bury Council.
Check that your setting is meeting the requirements for staffing cover in another of our series on the EYFS framework by Laura Henry.
The Nursery World Show is for everyone in the early years community and continues to grow in size, stature and appeal.
Music corner by Susan Young, author of Music with the under-fours (RoutledgeFalmer) Songs for outdoors
MY RIGHT TO PLAY: A child with complex needs. By Robert Orr. (Open University Press, 14.99, ISBN 0335211704, tel:01628 502500). Reviewed by Marian Whitehead, language and early years consultant This...