Kids Planet has acquired a group of five nurseries, while Cherubs Nurseries and Mama Bear’s have each added one new setting.
How can parents and carers reassure children who have had their routines disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak? By Annette Rawstrone
Early Years Outdoors (Learning Through Landscapes, 01962 845811, 55 per annum) Reviewed by Marjorie Ouvry, consultant and trainer in early years education Outdoor play, in the Foundation Stage and for...
Outdoor play is the clear favourite of UK children - with 80 per cent them preferring to play outdoors rather than indoors, according to a survey to mark Playday 2006. The Children's Play Council...
Mary Evans outlines the challenges of relating to parents and how they can be met
A face painter is appealing for mothers-to-be to offer their pregnant bumps as blank canvasses for art, said the BBC.
Children's charity Save the Children is calling for every nursery in England to have a qualified early years teacher by 2020.
I was pleased to read Purnima Tanuku's article on why making a profit is essential to a healthy nursery (Special report, 13 September). She is right when she says that profit is a word that we avoid...
Jasmine is growing more active, and reaches out to grab objects hanging from her baby gym. She is also able to make them rattle, and the sound always brings a smile. For much of the time her feet are...
Try a theme as overflowing with ideas for exploring as Noah's Ark is with animals, in this book-based project from Jean Evans The Other Ark by Lynley Dodd (Puffin, 5.99), author of the popular Hairy...