Take a nostalgic trip through the last 100 years of nursery food and hear from our experts on the new EYFS nutrition guidance in the latest episode of Nursery World’s new podcast, This is Early Years.

The first episode of ‘This is early years’, Nursery World’s brand-new podcast, is out today.

The 30-hour offer risks widening the disadvantage gap as those ineligible for funded places for working parents face paying £205 per week more for a child under two, finds a new report, which calls fo...

The minister for early education, Stephen Morgan, on the importance of PVI settings in delivering the 30-hour offer for working parents.

Low pay and a high turnover of staff in nurseries could hamper the government’s expansion of funded childcare, according to research by the NFER, released to coincide with the extension of 30-hours of...

Millions of pounds in unspent grant funding earmarked for the government’s landmark early years expansion for working families is yet to be allocated by local authorities to early years settings, acco...

A giant jigsaw illustrated by children’s artist Nick Sharratt reflecting the power of play, connection and care has been unveiled in Manchester to promote the full rollout of the expanded offer.

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advertising campaign is focusing on recruiting more men into the early years sector, in a renewed attempt to challenge outdated stereotypes.

Nursery World spoke to the minister for early education, Stephen Morgan, during a visit to the LEYF Nursery in Soho where he launched the Department for Education’s (DfE) drive to recruit more men int...

The Cross-Party Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood has called for free school meals to be extended to the early years in its new report that warns poor nutrition in babies and toddlers is fueling a ...

The number of working parents using funded early education entitlements is at its highest ever, while those in disadvantaged households has fallen, official figures show.

As the Government plans to build on the legacy of Sure Start, Dr Jatinder Hayre who led a systematic review on the benefits of the original programme’s impact on disadvantaged children’s health and de...

The Department for Education (DfE) has today sent operational updates to early years funding rules for 2026-27 to local authorities and providers, confirming a rise to the minimum rate of funding coun...

The Government is to review and consult on early years funding and introduce a new professional register to raise the value of the workforce.

With the full roll-out of the expanded entitlement of 30 hours for all children of working parents from the age of nine months just weeks away, Nursery World spoke to nurseries to hear about how their...

The parents of Genevieve Meehan, who died after being strapped face down to a beanbag to sleep at Tiny Toes Nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, are calling for CCTV in all nurseries and for Ofsted to...

An Ofsted outstanding Kent childminder is at risk of closure due to the Department for Work and Pensions refusing to pay her parents their full childcare costs through Universal Credit, because the Go...

We are delighted to unveil the finalists of the Nursery World Awards 2025, which this year celebrate their 20th year.

Latest research confirms that a secure and consistent foundation for healthy development sets the stage for growth and learning. By Lisa Ann Peters, Anna Gawthorpe, Dr Gemma Goldenberg and Professor ...

Helen Donohoe is head of Coram PACEY. The PACEY charity went into administration at the end of April before its work transferred to the Coram Group. PACEY was formed in 1977 as the National Childmindi...

Some group settings with larger outdoor areas welcome the proposals, while others raise concerns about staffing and the potential for overcrowding. By Catherine Gaunt

‘Where have we come and where are we going’? A distinguished panel came together on The Future stage to explore this issue and provide a focus on a century of early years evolution, which Nursery Worl...

Nursery World's inaugural Big Day Out was buzzing with activity, as more than 100 speakers took to six live stages to hear inspirational practice from expert speakers and join in lively debates.

The outdoor space available to children in nursery, pre-school, school and childminding settings could be considered as part of the space requirements for children, if Government plans to bring in pro...

From the sector's leading title, Nursery World, Nursery World's Big Day Out is the must-attend event for everyone in the early years community. Nursery World's Big Day Out is relevant to all those wor...

The director of Isos Partnership is looking for early years practitioners, nursery managers/owners and childminders to take part in their survey into the impact of the changing needs of children.

Early years practitioners, nursery managers/owners and childminders are invited to take part in a survey designed to understand the impact of the changing needs of children.

With just over two weeks to go until Nursery World’s Big Day Out, take a look at your guide to the UK's biggest early years festival, which takes place on 16 May.

A group of family charities and campaigners have joined forces to call for a comprehensive review of parental leave, amid concerns that both mothers and fathers are worried about their access to paid ...

The Nursery World Awards deadline has been extended until Friday 16 May, so there’s still time to enter to celebrate your early years setting, colleagues and projects.

Forty-one years ago, a group of nursery workers in Islington went on strike to demand an end to unsafe conditions in nurseries.

As free breakfast clubs open in 750 schools from Tuesday – part of Government's plan to tackle child poverty – charities appeal to the prime minister directly to scrap the two-child benefit cap.

Parents and settings have needed to be thrifty or environmentally conscious for different reasons over the years, and this is now part of government policy. By Cheryl Hadland

In this column, Neil Leitch, chief executive of Early Years Alliance, shares some memories from his early childhood

The Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework has not been without its controversies over the years. Is it fit for purpose today and where to next, asks Elly Roberts

With scalloped tripe on the menu in 1960, today's nursery children are likely to be eating something much more palatable and healthy. By Annette Rawstrone