'Under-fives learning science! Are you serious?' This might be your response to the subject of this month's parent's guide but science actually forms part of the Foundation Stage curriculum that most...
Julie Mountain visits past Nursery World award winners to discover how to resource and lead a high quality ‘wild’ space outdoors
From before your baby was born, he was listening to your voice in the womb and getting comfort from its sound and rhythms. It is important to go on talking to your baby using parentese language. Apart...
Soft spaces within the nursery can give children a sense of emotional security by being associated with home, says Elizabeth Jarman, in the third of a series looking at the kinds of spaces that...
As the Childcare Bill reaches its final stages in the House of Commons today, new analysis carried out for the Labour party claims there will be a shortfall of £480m on the Government’s 30-hour plan.
Being outdoors offers unique and plentiful opportunities to build our own and children’s resilience, explains Annie Davy
Should nursery workers go along with parents' wishes to keep their child awake all day? Maria Robinson offers advice on sleep needs.
By Harriet Price, ICT advisor, Homerton Nursery and Early Years Centre, Cambridge Interactive whiteboards (IWB) are an excellent tool for early years, when a few basic principles of learning are...
Children could find money in a sock with an art competition being run by the Starlight Children's Foundation, which supports the terminally-ill. Children in the age categories of three to seven years,...
How a ‘Focus Stories’ approach and skilful adult ‘scaffolding’, rather than instruction, can boost young children’s engagement with books. By Lucy Rodriguez Leon and Tamsin Harvey
