Archive

By Jonathan Doherty, head of early childhood education, Leeds Metropolitan University That childhood obesity is now recognised as a major problem in society is undeniable. Hard-hitting headlines refer to the...

I read with interest your article on men in childcare (Nursery World, news, 14 October). Staff at the Gooseberry Bush Day Nursery were keen to address this issue so we...

In the letter 'What is our future?' (Nursery World, 21 October) Tom Hackwood and Parvinder Jaspal highlight the dilemma facing many nurseries today. The Government's goal of universal, affordable, high-quality...

Channel 4 is making a documentary series about modern family life. We are looking for working parents to take part in the programmes. We want to look at: * how...

Ofsted's consultation on its plans for revamping childcare inspections was rather brief, given the importance of the changes, but there was a great deal of agreement that the main proposals...

Cartoon characters and musical monsters can enhance music-making with young children, says April Jones There is now a range of music software for Foundation and infant children - although whether...

It's all go in the private nursery sector with nursery chains continuing to consolidate and purchase other groups. Following the publication of the last Nursery Chains supplement in June we...

A modest player on the nursery field became one of the biggest providers almost overnight. Simon Vevers looks at how the company intends to move forward In June last year...

Nurseries bring together people with varied skills, especially if they have had other careers. Karen Faux meets four staff who switched to childcare Richard Ashton Nursery assistant, Academy Childcare, Dartford,...

It is vital for nursery chains to set up effective ways of communicating with parents and, says Judith Napier, a two-way dialogue will strengthen relationships with parents Nurseries need to...