Early years & childcare news & best practice

Equip your environment for risk and challenge

The new edition of Nursery Equipment, free with Nursery World 28 May-10 June, has a wealth of ideas, activities and resources to help you provide risk and challenge for all children.
Outdoors - Ground work

The natural environment is benefiting children with sensory processing problems at Merseyside’s first outdoor nursery, explains Nicole Weinstein
Nutrition - Fuel up

One project is feeding children while teaching sustainability. By Meredith Jones Russell
Interview - Sir Kevan Collins

Chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation

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Equip your environment for risk and challenge

The new edition of Nursery Equipment, free with Nursery World 28 May-10 June, has a wealth of ideas, activities and resources to help you provide risk and challenge for all children.

Funded places leaving providers out of pocket by millions

New research finds that the PVI sector is facing a shortfall of half a billion pounds a year in revenue due to underfunding for the 15 and 30 hours and an inability to cross-subsidise losses.

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Forest school training wins national accreditation

Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) has received national accreditation for its forest school training.

Families in crisis given emergency grants for basics

Families in difficult circumstances will be given grants for cookers and other essentials as part of a £3m programme funded by BBC Children in Need.

London nurseries to receive air quality audits to combat pollution

Twenty nurseries will be provided with air quality audits and indoor filters, as London mayor reveals dangerous levels of toxic air in the capital's schools.