It's impossible to know just how much money is being defrauded by parents falsely claiming childcare costs under the Working Families Tax Credit, but suspicions are growing that it could be a huge,...
Call me pedantic, but it does upset me when I see incorrect small-world play scenes, as in the recent eight-page 'All About' pull-out (Nursery World, 4 May). A photograph shows children playing with...
Make sure you don't miss this essential series on preparing children for a smooth move from the Early Years Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1.
It has been three years since the Covid-19 pandemic began to change the world. In the first of this series on its legacy,Jo Parkeslooks at its impact on children’s health
The Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition at the Business Design Centre in London promises to be a spectacular event for everyone working in nursery and primary education. The exhibition has...
Adults need to know more about patterns themselves to help children develop their awareness. In this article Linda Pound focuses on the visual and mathematical aspects
Winter indoor gardening can make a good foundation for outdoor gardening later on, says Mary Whiting in the first of two articles
In part one of this new series, Laura Henry explores the importance of clarifying your nurseries' policies and procedures and ensuring that all staff have fully understood them.
As well as meeting the needs of children, how can settings ensure staff are properly looked after during their return to business as ‘normal’, asks Jo Caswell
The purpose of numbers will be better understood once young children discover ways to record them, and for this early years practitioners must provide tools and activities Children learn best about...