Children's musical experiences at home and how practitioners can build on them in an early years setting are explored by Susan Young in an extract from her new book, Music 3-5.
Ensuring enjoyment, challenge and meaning in children’s mark-making. By Penny Tassoni
Significant expansion of the Early Years Teacher programme is underway with the number of training providers set to increase from the existing eight to more than 40 for 2014/15.
Nursery World became a media star last week, as the magazine celebrated its 80th birthday with a special edition looking back over eight decades of childcare development and advice. The Times was the...
A new level 5 qualification combines foundation degree study with Montessori pedagogy training. Karen Faux investigates
Another survey out this month from the trend-analysers the Future Foundation asked 522 parents who they trust the most when it comes to their child's welfare. Nannies ranked 5.8 to 6 on a 1-10 scale,...
With high rates of stress in the early years workforce, allowing staff to have relaxing breaks away from the children is crucial. Annette Rawstrone reports on how settings are prioritising, and...
At Nursery World, we are always looking for ways to help promote the work of childcarers and spread the word about the great job they do. So we're delighted to be involved once more in the Childcare...
Support children's knowledge and understanding of the world by making them aware of bees and other mini-beasts in the garden, as Lorraine Hall suggests. Planned learning intentions