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Changing the game

Monday, May 13, 2019

| Nursery World

What do we know about the science behind learning through play in early childhood development? And how can we use it to move the field forward for all our children, asks Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff, the 2019 LEGO Prize winner

Calling practitioner researchers! Take a first step into publication

Opinion

Friday, June 7, 2019

| Nursery World

Maintained nursery schools: the eye of the funding crisis storm

Opinion

Friday, June 14, 2019

| Nursery World

?A very worrying report out this week from the Early Years Alliance indicates many childcare providers in the private, voluntary and independent (PVI) sector find themselves in a funding crisis.

Diary of an Early Childhood Studies Student: Settling In

Features

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

| Nursery World

Kezia Thurgood-Parkes begins a regular blog following the progress of her degree at Sheffield Hallam.

Who works in childcare?

Opinion

Thursday, March 29, 2018

| Nursery World

We need working conditions in the childcare sector to improve, for both staff and the children they care for, says Professor Helen Penn

Goodbye to a very dear friend and great supporter of the early years

Opinion

Monday, April 16, 2018

| Nursery World

June O'Sullivan remembers early years champion Sue Chambers

Tax-free childcare - unfair all round

Opinion

Thursday, March 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group

The ''Tesco-isation'' of England's Early Years: The Choices before Us

Opinion

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

| Nursery World

Those who lived through the bleak days of the Woodhead/Blunkett Education regime of the late 1990s scarcely imagined that early-years policy-making could be any more Dark-Aged, but in this respect the current Wilshaw/Gove regime is breaking all previous records.

Dawning realisation

Opinion

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

Our columnist reflects on what party conference season means for the early years

Great news for schools…disappointment for PVIs

Opinion

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government's £30m school nurseries fund may be great news for schools, but why should private and voluntary nurseries be seen as second-class citizens?

Happy doing nothing

Opinion

Monday, October 15, 2018

| Nursery World

We should resist putting screens in front of children, and instead encourage them to entertain – and think for – themselves

Early years FGM training essential to protect children

Opinion

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

| Nursery World

With estimates stating that 11 cases of Female Genital Mutilation are reported daily in the UK, Angie Marriott FGM expert, and consultant at The Training Hub, explains why training for early years professionals is essential in order to protect children.

Claire Kenyon: How many reports are needed for Government to understand the issues faced by the sector?

Opinion

Friday, July 7, 2023

| Nursery World

The co-founder of the Early Years Equality action group and director of The Children's Garden Day Nursery in Norwich, says the recent report on nursery closures is unlikely to be taken seriously by the Government.

Dr Steven Barnett: 'Sharing approaches across countries'

Opinion

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Why international collaboration is vital for quality early years education to reach children in parts of the world where it is currently lacking

The Big Debate: Labour's plans for universal childcare

News

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Are Labour’s plans to fund more nursery places within existing primary schools a good way to achieve the party’s vision for universal childcare? We asked two experts in the sector to share their views