In the second part of our feature on early years careers, Patricia Slatcher talks to the staff of nursery classes and schools as well as day centres in the maintained sector Nursery classes and...
The character traits of a child at the age of three are good indicators of the type of person they will be in later life, according to researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College,...
Most discussion about cultural diversity is focused on those communities that have their origin in parts of what was once the British Empire. You do not have to stick with this focus. Taking Latin...
I was reading the feature on an early years ICT project on dinosaurs ('Walking with dinosaurs', 27 November), and I noticed a mistake. I have been an archaeologist for five years. Archaeologists study...
Children who have more home-cooked meals are at lower risk of heart disease than those who frequently eat out, The Daily Telegraph reported last week. A US study of 600 children found that those who...
I was glad to read in the feature 'Off the shelf' (11 April) that somebody is trying to do something about 'pester power'. But it's not only parents who give in. I have known nurseries that give out...
In contrast with Marilyn Mills (Letters, 18 September), I was very pleased that Nursery World published the feature 'Playing with fire' (21 August). Mary Jackson was careful in how she explained the...
I am moved to respond to the comments by Beverley Farrow regarding the wonderful Halloween feature (Letters, 31 October). Beverley claims Halloween is evil and celebrates the occult, whereas it is in...
<STRONG>First choice<BR></STRONG>To college leavers, the early years field may look like a maze. What do the private, voluntary and maintained sectors each have to offer a nursery nurse? In a two-part...