Local authorities are applying varying interpretations of the Code of Practice - the rules covering the 15-hour free entitlement - in different areas, according to reports from Montessori settings.
The huge outcry over the proposed Early Years Foundation Stage outlined in the Childcare Bill (see News, page 4) indicates an amazing lack of awareness that we already have a Foundation Stage...
Former Nursery World award winner, Everton Nursery School and Family Centre in Liverpool is one of six nurseries chosen to lead the DfE’s network of Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs.
This week's columnist Helen Penn looks at an oasis of good practice in a land of stark inequality I have been working in South Africa recently. It is a very unequal country, and nearly 10 million...
The Best Practice Network has been awarded a contract by the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver a new SENCo qualification from September.
In the first of a six-part series on Early Years Teacher training options, Charlotte Goddard tracks the progress of a former geologist on the graduate entry pathway.
Implementing anti-discriminatory practice will require more than reading up on guidelines and legislation - even the most homogenous setting should think about the attitudes of its members. For early...
Great new resources on Nursery World's website include Penny Tassoni's Two-Year-Olds series
Small-world play needs to reflect the interests of the children in the setting. Listening carefully to children and talking to them about their current interests and concerns can support and enhance...
There's no doubt that falling occupancy levels and escalating competition from Government-funded children's centres have put a damper on expansion among the UK's largest private nursery groups (see...