As the start of the next academic year approaches, Karen Hart finds out how early years settings can appraise their provision and spaces for the arrival of new children
What steps can nurseries take to be sure they don't fall foul of new laws against age discrimination? Victoria McMeel and Olivier Burnside of Veale Wasbrough Lawyers examine your duties to employees...
Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group
Perhaps Liz Truss could persuade the Treasury to adopt a novel form of quantitative easing, argues Ross Midgley - just print more children.
Delays appear to have hit the approval process for the Reception baseline assessment after two-thirds of primary schools opted for the same provider, Nursery World can reveal.
Observation and planning have already been highlighted in this series as key elements in the quest for quality. 'Assessment for learning' bridges these two aspects of practice to create an ongoing...
Childcare is increasingly expensive, while quality is being driven down, thanks to the growth of big nursery chains and an ineffective regulator
The foundation for learning is the physical readiness nurtured by carers in the years before a child starts school, writes Sally Goddard Blythe.
With the disruption that's been caused with the recent snowfall and adverse weather conditions, and reports indicating more to come, Jacqui Mann highlights the issues you may face and provides...
Staff at Little Blossoms Nursery in Blackpool were celebrating receiving a Good rating at the setting’s recent Ofsted inspection, after the nursery had been open for just eight months.