The children and families minister Will Quince has this week visited early years settings in Sweden as part of the Government’s fact-finding mission to lower the cost of childcare.
The battle for Reception? Is this most crucial of years about curriculum or about skills/child development? In this Best Practice Focus, we consider the latest on the controversial Reception year...
Last week's Professional Nanny/ Nannytax pay survey, out with Nursery World of 25 January, certainly caught the attention of national and regional media, with newspapers and radio stations around the...
It is rare indeed to find a good news story about wages and conditions for early years professionals, but the Nottinghamshire nursery nurse pay deal appears to be just that. Our Special Report,...
A family inclusion worker is working wonders for nursery children who have special needs and their parents, reports <B> Wendy Scott </B>
A setting's displays can take time and energy to do well, but the effort is rewarded when you see how much they are appreciated by their audience, says Lena Engel 'Display' is a word that has a...
Unions representing nursery nurses and other school support staff have urged the Government to think again and include them in its latest scheme to help key public sector workers get a foot on the...
Nanny registration has been put on the Government agenda with the commissioning of a feasibility study.
One in five children aged under eight now have access to a registered childcare place, according to Ofsted - but increased provision has also led to falling occupancy levels in day nurseries and...
Position: Managing director, Cherry Childcare, a group of eight settings across Surrey, Berkshire and Buckingham