Two girls' conversation about the moon led to their whole nursery investigating Earth's natural satellite, facilitated by an enquiry-based approach that followed the children's interests. The Growing...
I have been a teaching assistant for ten years and my responsibilities have grown during that time. Last year I completed my Specialist Teacher Assistant Certificate (STAC) through the Open...
Maggie Dyer cannot have been following all the correspondence on Nursery World's letters page over the past few months. Registered childminders do not smack the children they look after, nor smoke in...
- How to be a Baby by Me The Big Sister by Sally Lloyd-Jones and Sue Heap; Walker Books, hardback, 10.99
Nanny vacancies are making a comeback even if high salaries aren't, says Asa Nilsdotter This year's nanny pay survey paints a rather different picture from last January, which showed an increase in...
Last week, Nursery World exclusively broke the story about the two mothers stopped from sharing childcare by Ofsted because their arrangement counted as illegal childminding (Nursery World, 24...
We hope that you will forgive us a little bit of self-congratulation this week, as Nursery World celebrates its 80th birthday. We feel very proud to remain as the market-leading title for early years...
Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach is hitting the road for a wide-ranging tour around the country between February and July in a new production by the Birmingham Stage Company. Early years...
We have five packs of Linking People (Reflections on Learning, 5.95 each) to give away to Nursery World readers. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard or envelope, marked 'Linking...
A plush toy, musical, book combo, the Incy Wincy Sound Book and Toy from Little Tiger Press is obviously trying to cover all angles. Incy has a soft, squeezable head and body and legs that 'crackle'...