Nurseries and schools are invited to enter a competition to win an outdoor play area worth up to 25,000.
It was wonderful to see so many people from across the early years education and childcare sector at Nursery World's conference last week - private and voluntary settings, schools, Sure Start and...
As the countdown to the general election begins, Government initiatives are coming fast and thick. This week, the prime minister himself launched a new star rating system for childcare providers, with...
Ofsted is considering merging inspections for early years, schools and further education colleges.
What are the largest nursery chains in the UK up to? Catherine Gaunt on who did what in the past six months When the last issue of Nursery Chains was published in June the same names remained in the...
The number of childminders is continuing to fall and has dropped by 9,000 in less than four years, the latest Ofsted figures show.
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...
In our previous issue, Nursery World revealed how nurseries around the country were losing thousands of pounds of free entitlement funding because councils were reclaiming money for some of the 15...
Easy, economical and quickly cooked, rice can be the basis of a wealth of exciting dishes, says Mary Whiting.
Most of us would say that involving children in making decisions about things that affect them is a great idea. But it's easier said than done, and too often early years staff pay only lip service to...