By Helen Goodman MP for Bishop Auckland and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Play In my view, play is essential for a good childhood. The benefits of play for children from nought to 15...
The DfE has announced national average hourly funding rates of £11.22 for under-twos, £8.28 for two-year-olds and £5.88 for three and four-year-olds from April when the first phase of the extended...
A chick, five little ducks and a character called 'The Grump' feature in the shortlist for the Book Trust's 2009 Early Years Awards for books that encourage a love of reading in young children.
Complex rules over SSP are causing confusion with employers. Our employment law expert, Caroline Robins, principal associate at Eversheds, wrote a column setting out what employers’ responsibilities...
The Government’s plans to extend the free childcare offer for all three- and four-year-olds in England from 15 to 30 hours a week for children in working families from September 2017 are ‘only likely...
Recruiting staff is one of the most important parts of a nursery manager's role and it is one that is very easy to get wrong, which is both expensive and detrimental to the quality of service. So we...
If you find it hard to visualise how to do crafts with children from written instructions, or if you're just at a loss for activity ideas, Minky Makes will make it easy. The video 'Minky Makes ......
Imagine the fun the children will have with this brand new Wildlife Park range from Pintoy ( by John Crane, which is a cross between a zoo and an adventure playground. Central to the theme is a Jungle...
Summer may finally be struggling to come through, but Nursery World isn't taking a break in providing you with the essential guide to the new Early Years Foundation Stage pack. September will be here...