- My Animals by Xavier Deneux. Bloomsbury Children's Books, boardbook, 6.99
I cannot believe that Nursery World would have a 'letter of the week' condoning smacking. This suggests that Nursery World is happy to support the smacking of children.
Three new Early Day Motions have been put forward by MPs focusing on early years issues.
Jane Mills (Letters, 25 September) has asked for help in producing non-sticky playdough, while a recent feature, 'Against the grain' (31 July), suggested that early years practitioners should be aware...
The report by Which? on the use of cartoon characters in food marketing and packaging releases a cry for help from parents trying to feed their children a healthy diet (see News, page 6).
The Family Nurse Partnership has good potential to benefit children's health and well-being, according to an independent evaluation of the toddler phase of the programme (12-14 months old).
The number of nurseries and childminders rated as good or outstanding has increased in the last year.
Adding a trained nurse to your staff is expensive but means greater confidence and security for parents and children. Mary Boulton weighs up the benefits I opened William House Day Nursery in...