Children’s centres reached more than nine in ten of the neediest families in a year, shows new Government research.
Can it be proved that babies don't need the exclusive care of their mothers? Dr Tony Munton considers what constitutes quality care Huge rises in the number of lone parents and women in work have...
By the end of the foundation stage, most children will maintain attention, concentrate and sit quietly when appropriate.
Explore water in its wintry forms with creative activities from Lena Engel Area of learning
Arte del hilado involves the Mexican tradition of covering items with brightly coloured yarn for decorative effect. Miranda Walker shows you how. yarn is one of Mexico's principal products, and it is...
There are two conflicting needs in nursery life. First, there is the need to encourage the children you work with to be pleasant, sociable and co-operative, because that creates a caring environment....
Let babies and toddlers get to grips with paint in their own fashion, says Alice Sharp - they're bound to turn it into a performance art
Paper, scissors and glue are all that is needed to create dazzling 3D decoupage pictures, says Miranda Walker decoupage is the traditional paper craft technique of layering identical pictures one on...