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How one setting in Yorkshire secured more than £100,000 in funding over five years, and opened a yurt, food bank, art sessions and Forest School. By Carl Duck
It's easy to believe that listening to children should be a central part of the nursery philosophy, but much harder to ensure that this happens in practice. When consultation with young children...
Ofsted's first national analysis of childcare provision since taking over its inspection and regulation in September 2001 seems to show cause for optimism about quality, with improvements being made...
By pooling experience and expertise, early years practitioners could bring about real advances in under-threes provision, say Drs Peter Elfer and Jools Page
Young children should have more opportunities for learning through play in Year 1 to help ensure a smooth transition from the Foundation Stage, according to a new study for Sure Start. Research...
The current climate is not proving too comfortable for the private nursery sector. A recent survey has shown occupancy in nurseries continuing to fall, with dangerously low levels in some parts of the...
The incredible pace of change within the early years and childcare sector is once again revealed in a major report this week (see News, page 4). But with its good news of continuing growth come...
One nursery tried a positive approach to giving children the power and independence to sort things out among themselves. Mariette Heaney describes the process and the results.
A news story (In Brief, 5 June) has given the misleading impression that ChildBase has scrapped its commitment to new menus at our nurseries. This is not the case. The new menus, encouraging healthy...
The news story (News, 18 March) about the intimidation of non-Unison nursery nurses during the strike in Scotland rang a bell with me. I too have been subjected to the 'cold shoulder' by my striking...