Q My reception class has just been allocated a piece of ground to create our very own garden. The children and I are enthusiastic, but I could do with some basic help if it is to become a thing of...
Local authorities must promote public awareness of the need for parents to notify them of any private fostering arrangements, under new minimum standards in the Children Act. The standards have been...
Child psychologist Jennie Lindon answers your letters about child behaviour. Q Like many nurseries we are an all-female staff. Recently we have been pleased to have a male teenager on placement from...
Q I'm keen to get the children in my private nursery school into a proper 'afternoon nap' routine and I am searching for a set of beds that are really quick and easy to get out and put away. A Step by...
By Tessa Drury, honorary secretary of the Playgroup Network Friday 18 July was the closing date for the Sure Start consultation looking at improving the regulation of childcare in England. We wonder...
A 'year of outside learning' kicks off next month for nurseries in the London borough of Hounslow as the local authority distributes 3.5m to private, voluntary and maintained early years settings to...
There is a wide variation in the quality of care for the youngest children in Neighbourhood Nurseries, according to the latest DfES evaluation of the scheme. It found that 'on the whole' the...
Two children's centre nurseries in the London borough of Southwark are set to close because the council says there is no longer a need for places.