Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell says we should all note a recent ruling on child protection There is such tumult in the realm of child protection that the paediatric profession is experiencing a...
Children should be allowed to stay in control of their play, but adults can subtly direct it towards ends that are beneficial for everyone Knowing when to intervene is probably the most essential...
The Gaelic Pre-school Council, Comhairlie nan Sgoiltean Araich (CNSA), has sought advice from the Commission for Racial Equality after receiving abusive letters that criticised Gaelic-medium education...
Childminders in Cumbria are rallying to help colleagues affected by the continuing foot and mouth crisis. The National Childminding Association (NCMA) Kendal Support Group has organised an emergency...
I am writing on behalf of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in response to 'Call for action on falling occupancy' (News, 27 October). The establishment of children's centres in the most...
By David Miliband, school standards minister (edited from an article in the NUT magazine Education Review) I believe this is a unique time for English education. Ofsted says we have the best...
During a week when the chosen theme at the Manor House nursery was colours, the children took part in an apple experiment. Each child, ranging in age from babies to four-year-olds, was given an apple...
Leaders of children's centres are getting together to find ways to offer more joined-up services in their local areas, says Karen Faux.
Just as the provision for children's physical activity is being eroded, more research evidence is confirming its importance, as Alan Pritchard explains Throughout compulsory education over the past 30...
<P>Small resources can help children to develop some big ideas in their imaginative play, as Jane Drake explains </P>