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What do Early Childhood Studies Degrees offer today?

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

More than 25 years since their debut, what opportunities do ECS degrees offer today? By Dr Tanya Richardson, vice chair of the Early Childhood Studies Degree Network

Outdoors: The plants in my street - hazel

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Our plant of the month is hazel, a tree whose catkins, nuts and coppicing opportunities make it an ideal activity resource. By Julie Mountain

Out-of-school providers at risk as rent bills skyrocket

News

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Many providers of before- and after-school clubs are facing closure as schools increase their rents, while a DfE report highlights safeguarding concerns for the sector. By Katy Morton

EYFS Activities: We've explored… a special tree

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Finding an oak tree on a visit to a local country park acted as a catalyst for a year-long creative journey. By Annette Rawstrone

EYFS Activities: An A to Z of enhancements – 'F' is for Fairy garden

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

One day, some fairies came to stay, leading to new avenues for imaginative play outdoors and in. By Amy Jackson

Market View: The first mergers & acquisitions of 2023

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Arun Kanwar, managing partner at Cairneagle, on market activity at the start of the year.

EYFS Activities: Let's go to… the Fitzwilliam Museum

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Nicola Wallis, museum educator at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, discusses a programme devised especially to engage hard-to-reach families

Teachers strike to go ahead after education secretary 'squandered an opportunity' to avoid action

News

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Teachers in the National Education Union will go on strike tomorrow (1 February) after talks with the DfE over improved pay or funding failed.

Editor's view: Action speaks

Opinion

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Strikes and protests are in the air – and it seems that the early years sector too is realising that action speaks louder than words

Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers – keeping it real

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

The late Helen Bromley's focus on authentic resources that prompt children to ‘talk’ is one of her key legacies, finds Nicole Weinstein in the final feature of this series

Carey Oppenheim: Changing public conversation around the importance of the early years

Opinion

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Carey Oppenheim, one of eight experts advising the work of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, says the Princess of Wales' new campaign is an 'important step' in changing the public's awareness of the importance of the first five years.

EYFS best practice: All about … maps

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Young children display geographical awareness from an early age, and a new report on early years mapping is rich with links to curriculum and ideas for activities, finds Meredith Jones Russell

Health & Wellbeing : Working with parents to support healthy eating

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Amid the cost-of-living crisis, one award-winning setting is encouraging children to eat healthily both on-site and when they go home, finds Meredith Jones Russell

Sarah Mackenzie: Rules of the game

Opinion

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Children need rules, but they should also be able to question them if necessary – and, importantly, be involved in setting them

Rise in costs hits Scottish childminders' post-pandemic recovery

News

Monday, January 30, 2023

| Nursery World

A survey from the Scottish Childminding Association has found that childminders are facing increasing challenges to recover their businesses, following the pandemic.

Cost-of-living crisis impacts settings' abilities to provide healthy meals

News

Sunday, January 29, 2023

| Nursery World

Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders are struggling to provide healthy and nutritious meals due to rising food costs, warns new research from the Early Years Alliance (EYA) and LEYF.

Brighton parents campaigning against closure of council-run nursery

News

Friday, January 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Parents are taking to the streets in a bid to save a council-run nursery in Brighton city centre that is facing closure over budget cuts.

Nurseries invited to take part in maths fun day with TV legend Johnny Ball

News

Friday, January 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Children’s TV legend Johnny Ball is joining the NSPCC’s call to schools and nurseries to take part in a maths-inspired fundraiser this February.

High staff turnover, business rates, and underfunding highlighted in APPG early years event

News

Friday, January 27, 2023

| Nursery World

In an online event to celebrate the sector during Childcare and Early Education Week, organised by the APPG for Childcare and Early Education, the group’s chair Steve Brine MP invited speakers to share their thoughts on the challenges facing the sector.