One of the most remarkable things about children is their ability to make an inordinate amount of mess from quite an early age. While as a parent, you may be trying to find ways to cut down on sticky...
KS1 teacher Margaret Edwards makes some recommendations A program featuring Tizzy the magical clown, Sherston's Type with Tizzy introduces children to the layout of the keyboard, plus the purpose of...
'Children have the same rights to acceptable minimum standards of care under the law, regardless of what type of setting they are in. National standards should be truly national.' National Day...
I have to say I object to the news headline 'NVQ4 students heading for (the) top' (26 April). Yet again there is the usual implication that degrees are best and that university qualifications are...
* Learning through Landscapes, the school grounds charity, has launched a website dedicated to helping early years settings and schools make the most of their outdoor spaces. The website aims to offer...
We have been asked to point out that childminder Annette Dawson is a member of the Basingstoke and District Children Come First Childminding Network, not the Alton and Aldershot Children Come First...
It becomes obvious when you stop to look at the job of nannying for more than a few minutes that nannies are in 'sole charge' not just of children but of their own careers. It's because they work...
The Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education and the National Childminding Association have joined forces to develop a new level 3 qualification. The Diploma in Home-Based Childcare level 3...
The recent exchange trip made by Scottish early years practitioners to the headquarters of Westminster Children's Society (News, 22 May) was funded by Glasgow City Council, we have been asked to point...