Cross-party MPs are expanding their ongoing inquiry into the early years sector to examine how safeguarding can be ...

The Early Years Alliance has closed 11 nurseries as a result of the rise to employer National Insurance contributions, ...

After a very busy year, which has included celebrating our centenary, the Nursery World team are now downing tools for the ...

Join deputy editor Catherine Gaunt and editor Karen Faux to celebrate Nursery World's 100th Birthday and explore how Christmas has changed over the decades for young children.

The latest Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) results show more children overall achieved a 'good level of development' (GLD) this year, however pupils eligible for free school meals still ...

Absence rates among children in Reception and Year 1 rose last year, according to a survey by the Education Policy Institute. The latest data on post-pandemic school absences in England reveals ‘a ...

Children progress in ways that cannot always be captured by a score, say Ruth Swailes and Aaron Bradbury, who make the case for a new approach to the levels of development they are expected to reach ...

The latest DfE advertising campaign is focusing on recruiting more men into the early years sector, in a renewed attempt to challenge outdated stereotypes. The DfE's 'Do Something Big campaign aims to ...

Kido, which operates 18 nurseries in the UK as well as settings in American and India, is said to have been a victim of a cyber- attack by the Radiant hacking group, which is using the information to ...

A coalition of education and childcare organisations has developed a new ‘school readiness’ definition to be used by early years settings, school staff, parents and carers. Despite the Prime Minister ...

The legacy of Sure Start is receiving renewed focus amid increased calls for a national integrated family support system and high interest in further details of the Government's much-anticipated Best ...