Ofsted’s recent inspections seem to be overzealous at a time when many settings are struggling with factors beyond their control
The goal of opening 29 children's centres by March 2008 is getting nearer for Oxfordshire County Council, as another seven centres have received official status. The new children's centres are...
* The National Eczema Society has published a colourful new booklet to help children aged four to six understand the condition - and Nursery World has 200 copies to give away. It tells the story of...
Further to the news story that childminders in poor parts of England are to receive support funding (22 March), since the introduction of nursery vouchers by the Conservative Government followed by...
Loud or soft, fast or slow, high or low - music and movement activities provide many opportunities to explore the theme of opposites A space for listening to and making music is an essential and...
Scotland came a step closer to giving children their own human rights champion after a Bill to establish a Commissioner for Children and Young People was passed last week. The commissioner, expected...
Meg Jones, childcare and early years consultant Winter is a lean time for wild birds. Show the children how they can be kind to their feathered friends by making seeded cones. It is easy, it has an...
Give excited children a space and a focus for changing between nursery activities with a choice of techniques described by Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan Q. Some of the children in our care can get...
We all need to question our assumptions about learning through play, argues Dr Elizabeth Wood, Professor of Education, University of Exeter.