Gabriella Jozwiak introduces the first part of a new series on managing inclusion, with a look at what the term means in context, and a guide to the legal requirements
A debate in the House of Lords last week flagged up the shortage of speech and language therapists in children's services (see News, page 6). It is not that there are too few people - according to...
Hannah Crown and Katy Morton speak to the chair of the education and childcare route panel, Mary Isherwood, about the progress of apprenticeship standards currently being developed at Levels 2, 5 and...
There are some new faces in our Top 25 table of nursery groups this year, and in our extensive directory too. Catherine Gaunt analyses the latest moves in both size and quality of the chains.
Our special dietary needs series continues with advice from <B>Suzannah Olivier</B> on how nurseries can provide for Muslim children whose families may follow a halal diet
In the first of a new monthly series taking a closer look at the early excellence centres, Julian Grenier goes down to the woods in Somerset 'There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing'...
The imminent rise in the national minimum wage from 4.50 to 4.85 an hour is squeezing the profit margins of some smaller nursery chains, prompting them to increase fees.
To mark World Book Day, here are some tips to share with parents on home-learning from Dr Elizabeth Kilbey, child psychologist, and a presenter of Channel 4’s The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6-year-olds.
Help children to understand concepts such as tall and short, and learn about the animals of Africa with these absorbing activities by Helen Shelbourne Jane Hissey's Jolly Tall (Red Fox, 4.99) is one...
Use these ten key points as possible lead-ins for discussion at a staff meeting or with parents and carers. 1 Is the basic provision constant enough to allow children to revisit activities and develop...