Early years & childcare news & best practice

Latest Nursery Management supplement out now

Are you trying to do it all? Make sure you read the expert advice and information in the new edition of Nursery Management, free with the 18 March issue of Nursery World.
Sensory Processing, Part 3 - In space

Proprioception – our sense of our body in relation to the world – how it develops and what happens when problems arise. By Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson
EYFS training: Part 3 – Observation, assessment and planning - Good looking

How should practitioners best be observing children, assessing progress and letting this knowledge inform their planning, asks Charlotte Goddard
Guide to: Early years qualifications from abroad

The National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) answers key questions on using overseas-trained staff in English early years settings

Latest News & Analysis

Wales one step closer to making smacking illegal

Wales is today introducing legislation to end the physical punishment of children.

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Wales expands childcare training scheme

Wales has launched the second phase of a government-funded scheme giving participants the chance to trial a career in childcare.

Children's centres facing a fight for survival, warn councils

The Local Government Association says it is 'inevitable' councils will be forced to close more children's centres unless the Government provides extra funding.

Nurseries warn 1,140 hour funding 'insufficient' to deliver high-quality care

Responses from Scottish local authorities to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request reveal an average rate of £5.26 will be paid to providers to deliver the 1,140 hours from April.