There's a healthy eating theme to this week's issue of Nursery World. Our project outline looks at vegetables, with lots of great activity ideas for exploring growth and healthy living. And the free...
The importance of outdoor provision for young children is only now being fully recognised. The outdoors is another classroom, where learning in every area of the curriculum can take place - and in...
A topic that focuses on clothes is a good opportunity to reflect on dress codes within the setting. It is important that practitioners and parents agree on what is appropriate clothing for children to...
One of the UK's largest nursery chains, Nord Anglia, said last week that it is reviewing its procedures after secret television footage filmed at one of its nurseries revealed severe breaches of care...
The Government will legislate to ensure that adoptions are not being delayed due to problems matching prospective adopters with the same ethnic background as the child.
Janet Marriott is looking forward to a hefty pay rise, a new career path and a rise in status thanks to the Nottinghamshire pay deal. An NNEB with 25 years' experience, Janet has been stuck on the...
Cornish company Happy Days has grown into a profitable, 17-strong chain over 15 years. Mary Evans finds out the secret of its success Secondary school teacher Sarah Karkeek was so concerned at the...
Parents in Hertfordshire will be able to use a new online system to apply for the 15-hour free entitlement places, in a change to the way nursery admissions are managed in the county.
As the deadline for paying 15 and 30 hours funding in monthly instalments approaches, Nursery World has looked at whether local authorities have already made the move and if it has been beneficial to...