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UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

News

Friday, September 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for Governments worldwide to prioritise early childhood development.

School breakfast clubs 'in crisis' with 6,000 due to close

News

Friday, September 15, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report suggests a ‘bleak future’ for school breakfast clubs as more than four in ten teachers say their club will close in the next three years.

Home-Start set for major development with Lottery funding boost

News

Monday, August 21, 2017

| Nursery World

The Home-Start network has received funding of almost £900,000 from the National Lottery to expand its services.

Positive Relationships: Working with Parents - REAL progress

Features

Monday, August 21, 2017

| Nursery World

A home learning early literacy project in Merseyside has improved communication and language development for those children and parents in need of extra support. By Laura Gregory

Millions of mothers would quit work without grandparents' help

News

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| Nursery World

A poll of 1,000 parents by Grandparents Plus has found that one in four parents would give up work without help from grandparents with childcare.

Parents experience lack of support for premature children

News

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| Nursery World

New research suggest that early years settings, schools and healthcare providers need to work harder to support the ongoing needs of children who are born prematurely.

More Scottish families to benefit from 'holiday hunger clubs'

News

Thursday, June 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A programme in which schools provide food and support to families in need during the summer holidays has been expanded, following a pilot of the scheme.

Nursery group creates app for parents

News

Friday, May 5, 2017

| Nursery World

A Scottish nursery group has launched an app for parents after securing a six-figure sum from Clydesdale Bank.

New parents lose 657 hours of sleep per year

News

Monday, April 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Research published today by the charity Book Trust reveals that new parents lose 675 hours of sleep per year- the equivalent of almost four weeks of less sleep a year.

More parents taking up pilot 30 hours than expected

News

Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

The number of parents taking up the 30 hours under the early roll-out programme has exceeded Government expectation.

Home Learning: A parent’s guide to… cooking

Features

Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

Far from being something to avoid for busy parents, cooking with children is a great way to spend time together, explains Penny Tassoni

Training and mentoring scheme provides 'tangible benefits' to adopters

News

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| Nursery World

New research highlights the effectiveness of parenting training schemes and mentors in supporting adopters.

UK among the worst in Europe for ‘decently-paid’ maternity leave

News

Friday, March 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Mothers in the UK get one of the lowest amounts of ‘decently-paid’ maternity leave in Europe, according to new analysis by the federation of trade unions the TUC.

New Childcare Choices parents' website goes live

News

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new website to inform parents about childcare support, including Tax-Free Childcare and the 30 hours, launches today.

Positive Relationships: Parenting Programmes - Strongest link

Features

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Early intervention programmes are finding greater success by engaging both parents, rather than just mothers, as well as enrolling them before the birth of their child, discovers Annette Rawstrone

Improve your engagement with parents

Other

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Finding the best ways to connect with families is vital for early years providers, and our Nursery World North seminar will give you plenty of ideas.

The Wright Stuff: 'It’s not all about the ratios'

Opinion

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Relaxing ratios isn't the answer to cheaper childcare, says Liz Bayram.

EYFS Best Practice - All about… family breakdown

Features

Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

When parents split up, practitioners can be pivotal in helping children feel secure and understand the situation. Annette Rawstrone explains what staff can do to help both children and parents

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

News

Thursday, November 17, 2016

| Nursery World

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents 92,000 businesses, wants a universal childcare entitlement up until school entry to help firms retain staff and working parents to progress.

Homelessness risk to 300,000 children over benefits cap

News

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children could be left homeless as a result of the new benefits cap coming into force next week, warns new research.