History, and the Child Study Movement in particular, can provide some important learning about observation and record keeping. Tina Bruce, Stella Louis and Georgie McCall offer some clarity on the...
I am a qualified secondary music teacher and have decided to become a classroom assistant, as I have a diploma in childcare as well as a BEd. I plan to open my own nursery at some stage, and am...
What options are available for nutrition training, and how can practitioners best develop the skills they need? Ruth Thomson investigates.
What ingredients are needed in any early years setting for children to learn most successfully? Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford explains what researchers in major studies have found Two very...
A new book looks at the ways we teach children and how we assess their progress - and sets out a vision for improving our methods. One of the book's editors, Dominic Wyse, explains.
Leading early years specialists have strongly criticised the Government over its approach to the early years, pointing out how the sector is suffering from 'policy overload' and that rather than being...
Just two early years employers were consulted during the development of the much-criticised Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's workforce, Nursery World can reveal.
I'm not sure what Anthea Thomas is getting so steamed up about ('Polling problems', Letters, 1 January). In my 10 years' experience as chief executive of the National Childminding Association, I have...
Ademonstration of 5,000 nursery nurses from across Scotland was set for Tuesday (24 June) in Glasgow, as their dispute reached the final stages of a five-week programme of action. Unison accused local...