I am an Ofsted childcare inspector and would like to respond to the news story 'Daycarers in dark about new rules' (4 October) and 'In my view' on nursery inspections (8 November). I hope the...
Staff training in 2002 will continue to be an added hurdle for early years managers as they struggle to deliver high quality childcare in a sector undergoing rapid expansion and wide-ranging reforms.
Morden Mount Primary School is in the London borough of Greenwich, not Lewisham as stated last week's Nursery World. The 50,000 toy library was a cross-borough initiative. The funding will also...
* Listen to and look at young children so that you learn about the ideas they already have and what interests them. Start at that point. * Collect those observations and share them with the child's...
Horses come with the territory for a band of nannies who want to stay in the riding habit, as Helen Kewley finds Sometimes nannies leave the profession because they find that the long working hours...
It is ironic that the Government is condoning passive smoking by children, says Maggie Jones At the same time that childminders are to be officially allowed to smoke in front of babies and young...
If you are running an after-school club or facility it is vital to allow children to let off steam when they have been in class all day, and for this you need the right kind of equipment Play large...
Children tend to live up to what adults think of them, so early years practitioners must be careful to get the message right, says Penny Tassoni One of the reasons that people enjoy working with...
(Photograph) - National Bookstart Day was celebrated at Skelmanthorpe Library in West Yorkshire by (left to right) Bernard Laughlin, Lois Chapman, and Joseph, Sheila and Malachi Aspinall. Bookstart...