It may be winter outside... but here in Nursery World there's a glimmer of summer sunshine with our feature on the working life of children's holiday reps (pages 15-16). If you fancy going abroad for...
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT (5th edition). By Pamela Minett. (Hodder Arnold, 15.99, ISBN: 0340889152, tel: 020 7873 6000) Some food for thought in your professional career
The National Child Minding Association (NCMA) joins other childcare organisations in regretting the sensationalist messages that have recently hit the national news about babies, toddlers and...
For children's sake, it's important that adults agree what words mean.
Just two weeks to go until election day - so who will get your vote? To help you decide, read our Special Report this week (pages 10-11) for a handy summary of the main political parties' early years...
There's a healthy eating theme to this week's issue of Nursery World. Our project outline looks at vegetables, with lots of great activity ideas for exploring growth and healthy living. And the free...
The importance of outdoor provision for young children is only now being fully recognised. The outdoors is another classroom, where learning in every area of the curriculum can take place - and in...
A topic that focuses on clothes is a good opportunity to reflect on dress codes within the setting. It is important that practitioners and parents agree on what is appropriate clothing for children to...