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Simple, fun and adaptable ideas to foster babies' and toddlers' cognitive development and emotional well-being, by Alice Sharp Fruit and vegetables

By Steve Alexander, chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance There are few more curious notions than that of the 'childcare market'. The Government and policy-makers often talk of 'market...

Has the old adage 'manners maketh the man' gone for good? A development play worker visiting a nearby playgroup told staff they were no longer required to teach manners to...

After reading 'On the rise' (20 October), I felt I should write about how the minimum wage affects me as a nursery owner. First, I live on the Isle of...

I'm rather behind with my Nursery Worlds but read 'In my view' (25 August) and agree wholeheartedly with Irene Russell. For ages I've thought that nursery classes take children in...

There's no doubt that falling occupancy levels and escalating competition from Government-funded children's centres have put a damper on expansion among the UK's largest private nursery groups (see League table,...

Nursery chains are keen to be involved in the provision of out-of-school care, says Simon Vevers, when local authorities and schools welcome them as partners With the Government demanding that...

Regular in-house training ensures high quality care and helps to recruit and motivate staff, explains Karen Faux When Manor Tree Group set up a simulated room for three-to-five year-olds it...

Chains that allow each setting to plan its own curriculum can still guarantee a coherent approach, as Judith Barrett discovers Next spring, when the Government reissues its guidance to early...

What makes a good early years space? Judith Napier looks at how nurseries go about creating the right environment for their children A nursery which signs up a lighting engineer...