Childcare was in the spotlight last week for the second time in a month upon the publication of Ofsted's Early Years report, following hot on the heels of the BBC documentary 'Nurseries Undercover:...
Sometimes I consider the subjects in Professional Nanny and wonder if it's all getting a bit too touchy-feely. There's such a lot of emotional content - in this issue, for example, we look at a book...
The Department for Education and Employment has been warned that nursery schools across the UK are facing closure. The problem has been highlighted by a series of conferences for nursery school...
The group 38 Degrees is urging people to write to their MP to support an amendment to the Academies Bill to ensure that schools seeking academy status will have to consult the local community.
The founder of Kids Allowed, Nursery World’s Nursery Group of the Year 2017, tells Catherine Gaunt about the chain’s ethos and business model
Tackling racism in the early years is the topic for conferences in London and Leeds next month. 'Tackling Race Hate, the role of early years providers: Accessing national and local initiatives to...
Mark the date in your diary - the first Professional Nanny conference on 4 October. Nannies are going to have their own agenda within Nursery World's annual Early Years and Primary Teaching...
The Government's goal of eradicating child poverty by 2020 will only be met a quarter of the way at that stage, claims a leading social policy charity. A report published last week by the Joseph...
Newly announced level 3 and level 4 standards in playwork are an important milestone for those working with children out of school - for the first time incorporating units shared with Children's...
Communication is the key to a good relationship with your employer - but there isn't always time for it in the mutual rush between workplaces. The Nanny Diary offers a written check-in for both nanny...