We've resisted the usual sand and water theme for this year's summer issue. While there is bound to be a bit of hot weather ahead we are aware that in some parts of the country - particularly in the...
What were you like as a baby? Help children develop their sense of personal identity with early learning activities by Anne O'Connor Activity 1
As the nine to five working day becomes ever less common, the need grows for childcare in what used to be called unsocial hours. Evening work, night shifts, weekend work - parents who have little...
1. Observation is the best way to seek out children's needs. Watch children not only creating art, but also in play. What are they drawn to, what do they love, what skills do they need? 2....
Guidance on the new legal requirement for children with special educational needs to be included in mainstream education has been published by the ScottishExecutive. The new requirement, introduced as...
The protests about the introduction of the nursery education grant Code of Practice are gathering force, particularly in Kent, where nursery and pre-school owners are holding meetings, alerting the...
The joy and success of Sure Start has been the individual nature of its programmes, with services springing from each community, tailored to meet the needs of the families within the area. What helps...
1.5bn a year is a huge sum of money, and Gordon Brown's doubling of the childcare budget in last week's spending review is probably more than most interested parties had dreamed of (see News, page 4,...
Sound out ways to reinforce counting skills and engage in role play 1. Counting by sound.
* We have ten copies of the Dear Zoo 25th anniversary edition (Campbell Books, 4.99, ISBN 0230015255) to give away to Nursery World readers. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard or...