Early maths resources must be inspiring and imaginative or they will lose the children's interest. Staff in early years settings check out a varied selection for Sue Hubberstey.
Should childcarers allow aggressive play, and where does the line have to be drawn? Elaine Lee considers the views of various professionals.
Using extracts from his new book on the subject, Damien Fitzgerald argues that the Government’s approach to early years policy has substantially reduced the essential focus on quality
Parents of overweight children are often in denial about the problem or claim to be simply too busy to address it – so how should settings approach the issue? Gabriella Jozwiak finds out
In the first instalment in a new series on the integrated review, Dr Kay Mathieson looks at why the process is a key opportunity to improve relationships with parents and carers.
The promised update of the Government's early years strategy was delivered last week.Ruth Thomson runs through the points that will most affect practitioners
Make sure you don't miss the next in our series of Minibeasts posters available exclusively in Nursery World magazine. Ants feature in the final poster in the 1 to 14 November issue, now on sale.
An initiative that links young children with care home residents to share pictures with each other is being extended to early years settings to coincide with next week’s Global Intergenerational Week...
In recent years peanut and other food allergies have received great attention in the media, reflecting a concern that severe or fatal reactions to food are on the increase. However, the first...
Children are invited to draw or paint a bird for childcare insurer Morton Michel’s annual design competition.