What is diabetes? * With diabetes, the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood is too high because the body cannot use it properly.
Following last weekend's Big Conversation, Ofsted has confirmed that it would like to meet with representatives from the early years sector.
Garden of delights Manor Mead School in Shepperton is delighted with its new play garden. The school, whose pupils all have special needs and range in age from two to 11, wanted a garden space that...
National Childcare Month is now officially under way, and June is packed with activities and events to celebrate the great work done by people in this sector. With many of the main organisations - the...
In this final feature on play types, Philip Waters looks at how planning, monitoring and evaluating can be achieved easily using play types as a starting point to ensure that a child-centred approach...
Most disabled children are happy at school, seeing themselves as helpful classmates and enthusiastic playmates, according to a summary of a Scottish Executive-funded study published last week. The...
The early years sector is being encouraged to unite on International Children's Day (1 June) to make its voice heard in protest over the Government's planned reforms for nurseries and childminders.
Early years practitioners need to know how to deal with a child who has diabetes, says Jody Blake, information manager at Wellchild.
Whatever type of nappy you choose you have to deal with the waste and/or laundering. As more and more councils impose heavy fees for disposing of nappies and waste, you may find a nappy macerator a...