Why children need to chatter is explored by Di Chilvers, senior lecturer in Early Childhood Studies When was the last time that you had an extended, informal and relaxed conversation with the young...
I am an experienced early years worker currently employed as a day nursery co-ordinator in a private bilingual school in Italy. I agree with Professor Pat Broadhead's findings ('Tests deny children...
A 25 per cent pay cut is threatening nursery nurses working for one local authority.
Neighbourhood nurseries need 'continued ongoing funding' if they are to survive in the wake of next year's subsidy withdrawal, according to the largest voluntary provider of the initiative. Steve...
Improvements in reading, writing and numeracy in the early stages of primary school have been credited by minister for education and young people Cathy Jamieson to the early intervention programme,...
Role play presents the perfect opportunity for children happily to develop mathematical thinking When planning to develop a role-play area, practitioners tend to concentrate on resources that will...
Labour's plans for a further massive expansion of early years provision seem to be putting quantity before quality - again. Simon Vevers hears what leading figures in the sector think the effects...
Playing with words needn't be dull. Lynne Garner suggests a range of games to put the fun into literacy Some children see words as boring and the learning of them tedious.
I am writing regarding the recent coverage editorially and on the Letters page of Nursery World of two subjects - Halloween and Santa Claus. I was outraged at the number of practitioners who said...