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Why food support should start at school

    Opinion
  • Friday, October 29, 2021
  • | Nursery World
Many children are not receiving the correct nutrition, as a direct result of household poverty, and school food packages play a key role in supporting a child’s health, explains Sajad Mahmood, chief executive of the international food charity Right.

Time to level all the way up

    Opinion
  • Thursday, October 28, 2021
  • | Nursery World
The Chancellor had some tough decisions to make in his Spending Review, but I am not convinced he placed every child at the heart of it by providing the real cost of investment.

Smoke and mirrors

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, October 26, 2021
  • | Nursery World
The Government’s communications around the early years and teaching could have been written by a satirist, says our columnist Michael Pettavel

Recovering through play

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, October 26, 2021
  • | Nursery World
Access to free play outside should be a central part of efforts to help children recover from the Covid-19 pandemic

The single-parent trap

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 28, 2021
  • | Nursery World
Lack of available suitable childcare, and the high cost of that which is accessible, are pushing single parents and their children into poverty says Victoria Benson

A change for the better?

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 28, 2021
  • | Nursery World
Our new regular columnist looks at the inevitability of change and asks if we should try to use it in the early years as an opportunity

How to close the gap in support for new fathers

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 27, 2021
  • | Nursery World
The number of families experiencing mental health difficulties has risen during the pandemic, with one particular gap, the support for new fathers. Michela Biseo of the Anna Freud Centre shares some tips for early years settings

‘We must do more for those who have least’

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 7, 2021
  • | Nursery World
As the latest Sutton Trust report highlights the extent to which disadvantaged children are now being locked out of early years education, Brett Wigdortz, co-founder and CEO of tiney, urges policy makers to focus on solutions.

Give yourself some time

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, September 1, 2021
  • | Nursery World
After 18 months of pandemic and other work-related stresses, many of us would benefit by stepping back from the coalface for a while, says Michael Pettavel

First step on the ladder

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, September 1, 2021
  • | Nursery World
The Kickstart scheme gives young unemployed people a chance to experience working in childcare, and has value for providers as well, says Deborah Callway

What's holding back children's services

    Opinion
  • Thursday, August 19, 2021
  • | Nursery World
Can dogged persistence and a desire to collaborate succeed in improving early childhood services in England and Wales? Ben Lewing believes it can and shares insights on the EIF’s recent work in local areas.

Early years aid must rise

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, August 3, 2021
  • | Nursery World
Sarah Brown, chair of Theirworld, and Dr Pauline Rose call on international aid donors to increase their investment in pre-primary education in the poorest countries

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