Nine play projects across England have been awarded a total of 1.8m in grants by the Big Lottery Fund, as part of its Pounds 155m children's play initiative. The grants were awarded as part of the...
Settings often struggle with planning for under-threes, to the detriment of provision. Jennie Lindon explains some key aspects of developmentally appropriate planning for young children Effective...
Holi The Hindu celebration of Holi, which falls this year on 28 March, is a spring festival, in which people give thanks for the first harvest of the year or pray for a good harvest to come. It is...
We have 20 copies (five copies each) of My Little Handbag, My Little Toolbox, My Little Doctor's Bag and My Little Lunchbox by Nathan Reed (Campbell Books, 4.99 each) to give away to Nursery World...
More than 100,000 children are expected to take part in National Playday, the UK's biggest celebration of children's play, on 6 August. The event is supported by former footballer Gary Lineker, whose...
Over a third of parents spend at least an hour a day shouting and half of families admit to arguing every day, according to new research by Channel 4.
I'm in complete sympathy with Marcella Cunningham (Letters, 4 August). Our nursery fell under the independent school blanket when we first opened and then we registered with Ofsted. In 2004 we had two...
Simon Vevers finds out which courses are most appropriate for boosting your management skills The Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education (CACHE) offers a variety of management units,...
Despite some early years providers and sector organisations remaining concerned following the Department for Education’s publication of the new Early Years National Funding Formula, there are...