Newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald launched a new website last week for the National Playing Fields Association (NPFA). Sir Trevor said, 'One great thing about this country has always been the open spaces...
The quality of early education and childcare in nurseries has risen over the past 15 years, and staff qualification levels appear to have improved, according to the latest findings of the...
Malleable materials such as play dough offer rich opportunities for promoting scientific learning (see page 21). To make play dough, you will need: Ingredients *2 cups plain flour *2 cups water *1 cup...
Guidance for holiday club providers is ‘unlikely’ to be released before the 4 July, just two weeks before many of them are expected to open for the summer, Nursery World understands.
The number of children using children’s centres has fallen by nearly 20 per cent, with a sharp drop in use among under-fives.
Traditionally, October is the month when employment law changes are announced. This October is no exception, says Jacqui Mann. (Some implementation dates are to be confirmed.)
In the first of a new series on 'play theory', playwork co-ordinator Philip Waters explores the different types of children's play and how to offer a child a freely-chosen play environent Not too long...
The price of holiday childcare has more than doubled in some areas of the country since 2010, according to an analysis by Labour.