Home visits can help smooth the transition to the early years setting The transition from home to an early years setting can be difficult for parents and children, and many settings find that a policy...
See how you can stimulate your practice and keep up with developments in the sector with a sample of some of the seminars on offer. Liz Fox reports Mathematics in the Foundation Stage: building...
A Kent nursery is being investigated by Ofsted and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) as the possible source of a local salmonella outbreak that has affected 149 children. Cannock House Day Nursery in...
I cannot believe that Nursery World would have a 'letter of the week' condoning smacking. This suggests that Nursery World is happy to support the smacking of children.
Jane Mills (Letters, 25 September) has asked for help in producing non-sticky playdough, while a recent feature, 'Against the grain' (31 July), suggested that early years practitioners should be aware...
When providing STEM learning opportunities, how can early years settings harness both children’s innate curiosity and their everyday resources, asks Meredith Jones Russell
The head of Scotland’s Active Healthy Kids Report Card discusses obesity with Meredith Jones Russell
Some primary free schools are taking advantage of their greater powers to offer nursery provision and more experiential curricula.
Implement the Birth to Three Matters framework at your setting with guidance from the specially-devised series,Little Baby Books. Sally Featherstone gets you started Birth to Three Matters - a...