Early years & childcare news & best practice

Nursery Equipment: becoming a sustainable setting

The latest edition of our annual Nursery Equipment supplement, free with this issue of Nursery World,looks at how early years settings can adopt an eco-friendly approach in all aspects of their work.
EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… construction

How nursery and Reception children at one setting have been thinking – and making – big. By Annette Rawstrone
Inclusion - My story

Why it is important for early years settings to understand the particular issues for children with diverse cultural backgrounds by listening to them. Gina Houston explains her study findings
EYFS training: part 6 – physical development - Get physical

What are the training opportunities for practitioners on physical development, and how can provision in this area be improved? By Charlotte Goddard

Latest News & Analysis

Baby boy dies after choking on food at nursery

A child has died at a Bright Horizons nursery in Edinburgh, after choking on food.

MPs back co-location of nurseries and care

An interim report from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Social Integration has called for nurseries to co-locate with care homes to encourage better relationships between generations.

Nursery group adds 10th setting

Saurus Nurseries has acquired a West Sussex nursery as part of expansion plans.

Vanessa George to be freed from prison

Nursery paedophile Vanessa George is to be released from prison after a parole board decided she no longer represents a ‘significant risk’ to the public.