The 'national living wage', which comes in next April, is predicted to pose significant challenges for the childcare sector. So what does it mean in practice, and how will nurseries cope? Ruth Stokes...
Further to Tracy Jones' letter 'Go back to go in the nursery pay scales' (1 February), I am also facing a similar problem with Lincolnshire Education Authority. I qualified as a nursery nurse 15 years...
One of the most popular creatures with the younger ages provides a rich basis for cross-curricular activities suggested by Jean Evans Even the youngest children enjoy pretending to make duck noises...
A quarter of school support staff have taken on second, or even third jobs, to make ends meet, findings from a survey by Unison suggests, with the union warning of an exodus from the sector.
Delivering his Autumn Budget 2018 yesterday, the Chancellor announced more money for Universal Credit, children’s social care and the NHS, but nothing for the early years sector.
Just half the staff in any pre-school setting should be required to be qualified under the new national standards - whether to NVQ2 or NVQ3 level - the Scottish Executive proposed last week. The...
by Quentin Blake (Jonathan Cape 2010)
I have read Nursery World throughout my career. Presently I work for Sure Start. I have more than 20 years' experience of working with children and families. After leaving college I became a nanny and...
Use a favourite picture book both to learn about birds and to explore feelings with these project suggestions from Judith Stevens Projects should always be informed by observations and planned to...
One big player has leaped up the rankings of the 20 largest nursery chains, while others have also undertaken acquisitions and a few have slipped. Catherine Gaunt reports.