Go to work on an egg with this art activity from Johanna Burkett and other ideas for springtime treasures Easter is upon us, when children are usually busy making bonnets and baskets and cards. This...
An Essex nursery has won an award from the British Safety Council for the sixth year in a row. Springlands Day Nursery in Colchester was one of about 1,000 large and small enterprises throughout the...
(Photograph) - Chef James Lowe cooked up a storm when he joined children at the Happy Jays Nursery on Clifton Moor in York. Mr Lowe, who owns the York restaurant Villa Italia and has two daughters at...
A music manifesto aiming to reverse two decades of decline in music education was launched last week by the Government and a coalition of 70 organisations. It promises music tuition for every pupil,...
An ailing nursery that was in the spotlight last year when a former owner was charged with child pornography offences is set for a new start following its purchase by a local nursery chain. Brian...
Making children in day nurseries wear electronic tags has been criticised as a 'gimmick' that is fuelling paranoia in parents. Tagging systems similar in design to the anti-theft tags used in clothes...
Is there a long-term future for the new Level 2 - and can Level 3 become a bridge to a degree? These questions on early years qualifications urgently need answers, says Mary Evans.
'Good' is a slippery term. Sue Roffey explains how to help children understand its meanings The word 'good' has different meanings for different people. We sometimes hear parents tell their children...
More and more settings are claiming Forest School is part of their offering. But how do you ensure it is more than just a marketing gimmick? Meredith Jones Russell reports