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'An eight-year-old boy in our after-school club rarely joins in group games and prefers to read or play by himself. I know that he is a quiet, only child and...

Tricia Pritchard Professional officer at the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses (PANN), and chair of Playpen

Regarding the feature on staff retention by Dr Claire Cameron ('Homeward bound', 2 August), it would seem to me that there is an anomaly for childcare workers who find themselves...

By Marian Whitehead, language and early years consultant The new Ofsted guidance on national standards for under-eights daycare and childminding in England must surely be the most bizarre set of...

In December 2000, our baby unit started what was to be a beneficial task. We decided to ask our parents to donate their till receipts for Pampers nappies so that...

I want to respond to the letter 'More training is great, but not in my back yard' (19 July). Oh, for goodness sake, stop moaning! I'd be annoyed if a...

Having considered becoming a childminder, I have found it impossible to get registered before September, during the changeover months from local social services to the Ofsted Early Years Directorate. Information...

As a new subscriber to Nursery World, I am finding the magazine and the letters page quite enlightening, as I am a working mother employing a full-time nanny. Thank you...

24 August 'Maisy - Tummy Ache'

11 September Nuts and bolts