Watchsted now collects inspections for a wider range of early years providers such as childminders, childcare on domestic premises and childcare on non-domestic premises.
This three-part project covers all six areas of learning, and communication, language and literacy supports all the activities. The areas of learning are indicated by:
Smarty Pants Day Nursery in Plaistow, London is raising money for two-year-old Bella, who was due to join the setting in January where her older sister attends but has been diagnosed with a rare brain...
A good warm meal You don't have to be housebound by a baby's need for warm milk and warm food. For the nanny and infant on the go, the To-Go car bottle warmer from Sunshine Kids features a flexible...
The planning issues affecting childminders that have been raised by Nursery World readers recently are sadly only the tip of a very big iceberg (Letters, 1 August; News, 6 June). Recent Department for...
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Two nursery nurses who were suspended from a Nottingham Kinderquest nursery after allegedly exposing children to anti-nail-biting solution have been charged with child cruelty. Sara Brown and Nichola...
* The average weekly income for women is less than half that of men, according to a report published by the Government's Women's Unit. It shows that women earn 119 to men's weekly average of 247. The...
With a record number of entries and incredibly high standards this year, our judges had to work hard to identify the very best.