When you're on duty and emergency strikes, do you flap, or sail through it? Test your mettle with this quiz by Jan Hurst and Sue Hubberstey Are you unflappable whatever happens, or is your nickname...
Enjoy soil and sand in the first part of a project ideally suited to outdoor play and cross-curricular activities in the classroom, with these ideas by Helen Shelbourne A project such as 'Under Our...
The Government’s two-year-old offer has closed the gap between the most disadvantaged and advantaged children taking-up early years education, a new report claims.
As a registered childminder, I read with great disappointment the news story 'Smack and smoke defended by Hodge' (10 May). Margaret Hodge, the employment and equal opportunities minister, insists that...
Austerity measures are having a knock-on effect on the provision of mental health services around the UK. Gabriella Jozwiak investigates what this means for those in need of support.
Selly Oak Nursery School in Birmingham is celebrating an Outstanding grading for the fourth time in a row.
In her letter, G Smith (Off the hook, 10 May) was concerned that many activities suggested in childcare publications overestimated the abilities of the pre-school children they are intended for. Let...
From grand-scale projects to more modest makeovers, nursery architecture is at the cutting edge of building design, combining functionality with aesthetics and eco-friendliness.