Local authorities around the country are clawing back money for unused free entitlement hours for three and four-year-olds, and telling nurseries to bill parents for the lost funding.
Data experts have costed the three main parties' pledges on extended free childcare.
How experimenting with music aids children’s personal, social and emotional development and promotes self-regulation. Linda Pound explains, and offers practical advice for practitioners
The latest edition of our hugely popular supplement Nursery Chains is published free with Nursery World this week, and it provides a fascinating insight into the world of the large groups playing an...
* Haringey Play Association has opened a new adventure playground in Northumberland Park, north London. Somerfield Grove Adventure Playground is situated in a deprived, ethnically diverse area and has...
The process for identifying and supporting those with special educational needs and disabilities has been given an update. Kay Mathieson considers how the changes will affect practice.
With so many toys and resources available for children under three, Mary Evans suggests what to look out for when buying equipment.
Pre-school education has a positive long-term benefit on how well children do at school but does not help close the gap between children from poorer backgrounds and their peers, new research suggests.
It becomes obvious when you stop to look at the job of nannying for more than a few minutes that nannies are in 'sole charge' not just of children but of their own careers. It's because they work...