Playdays Nursery in Blackrod, Bolton, took children from its forest school to the nearby Tree Barn to choose the nursery's Christmas tree from the thousands being grown there.
Some nurseries are wearing their green credentials on their sleeve by using eco-friendly buildings. Annette Rawstrone reports
Practitioners should always be prepared to acknowledge that parents are experts on their own children's enthusiasms, writes Helen Bromley.
There are some new faces in our Top 25 table of nursery groups this year, and in our extensive directory too. Catherine Gaunt analyses the latest moves in both size and quality of the chains
By Pat Tomlinson (Critical Publishing, 20)
Principles * Planning activities that offer appropriate physical challenges (p100)
Children as young as five will be taught about drugs in their first year at primary school, under new plans unveiled by the Government last week.
By Alison Clark and Peter Moss (National Children's Bureau, 18.99, ISBN 9781907969263)
A Steiner kindergarten in Bath has received outstanding grades in all areas at its recent Ofsted inspection.