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The Co-operative Childcare has acquired the Buffer Bear Nurseries chain of 24 settings in a deal which will create the largest nursery group in the UK run along social enterprise and co-operative...
Margaret Mason is founder and chief executive of Children 1st Day Nurseries, which now runs 20 settings after acquiring two nurseries in Leek, Staffordshire
Sue Kowalski's daughter Fay first started working at her mother's Sunbeams Day Nursery in Plymouth as a school student on a work placement more than six years ago. She later joined the staff as a...
To mark World Book Day, here are some tips to share with parents on home-learning from Dr Elizabeth Kilbey, child psychologist, and a presenter of Channel 4’s The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6-year-olds.
Brushes, leaves, pebbles and fruit are all objects that can be the springboard for observation tasks, says Lena Engel Area of learning:
Does your workplace follow the most recent laws and best practices when it comes to selecting staff and settling them in? Laura Henry gives a checklist.
How well does your setting encourage staff to develop their skills, and advise them on how to raise issues? Laura Henry lists the guidelines and rules for good practice.
New research shows that the out-of- school workforce is growing and maturing, which is essential if the Government's ambitious national childcare strategy is to be met. By 2010, all schools are...
Ahead of a much-anticipated review of the EYFS this year, many nursery heads have firm views on which aspects of the framework need to be improved, writes Melanie Defries.
Distance learning provides practitioners with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties