Editor's view

Last Wednesday evening was a time of celebration. Nursery World's summer party, marking our 80th year, was a happy, extremely sociable occasion held in a beautiful roof garden with magnificent views overlooking the River Thames (see News, page 4). The guests, from all parts of the early years and childcare sector, were in cheerful mood, buoyed by the news of London's Olympic bid victory. That mood was savagely destroyed, of course, by the appalling terrorist attacks in central London on Thursday morning, one occurring fairly close to the Nursery World offices. Many nurseries and childminders, as well as the families...