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.)
Children's categorisation of play and learning based on social context Ninety-two children aged four to six years were asked to sort photographic stimuli into those they believed depicted play/not...
By remembering the 1984 Islington Nursery Workers Strike, we can ask what might be achieved if early years practitioners did the same today
Teachers in Northern Ireland belonging to four main teaching unions have voted overwhelmingly to stage industrial action and go on strike for pay parity with teachers in England and Wales from today...
Early years organisations in England have given a warm welcome to the appointment of Lesley Staggs as the Government's first-ever national director of the Foundation Stage. Ms Staggs, who takes up the...
Glasgow-based nursery group Little Einstein's is set to open its seventh nursery in the first week of September. The fast-growing group, one of the largest independent nursery chains in Scotland, was...
Nursery World's new show, in Liverpool on 5-6 May, has two fantastic masterclasses led by top experts.
This week Ofsted publishes its annual early years report. Protection through Regulation focuses on what action Ofsted takes when childcarers fail to provide the standard of care that children deserve.
The Criminal Records Bureau has built up such a backlog of Disclosure applications for staff checks from nurseries and other employers that they are to be sent to India to be processed. The Home...