The purpose of numbers will be better understood once young children discover ways to record them, and for this early years practitioners must provide tools and activities Children learn best about...
Anthologies are useful for reading aloud - they enable you to build on a theme and lend an overall structure to story sessions. They offer material for several days and each tale is just the right...
No sooner had Nursery World gone to press last week warning readers to expect a backlash over the forthcoming Sure Start evaluation findings, than The Guardian ran a lead story exposing 'doubts' over...
Employers of nannies were surprised this month by press reports suggesting that they could now claim the childcare tax credit - only to have their hopes dashed and the reports fudged as it became...
The Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative always seemed to have several flaws, not least in how the nurseries created would ever be sustainable. It started off at a gallop, achieving its target of 45,000...
There are at least two sides to every story, and while accountants are currently urging nannies to set themselves up as service companies, in this issue we consider the other side of the sales pitch....
I must write after reading 'An insider's dim view' (Letters, 8 February). I have worked in childcare for more than 40 years and always endeavoured to provide the best possible care. I have owned my...
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