Puzzles can help young children to develop their fine motor skills and give them a great sense of achievement when they're done. Nicole Weinstein asked early years settings to put some together.
The often disregarded baby room was the focus of a project on how young children are cared for, as Dr Kathy Goouch and Dr Sacha Powell explain.
Montessori has created an EYE course at Levels 3 and 4 - its first qualification to be regulated by Ofqual.
If nannies were regulated and registered it could bring them more money and better job prospects, argues Stephen Vahrman From the first of this month, new National Minimum Wage rates have come into...
If you are still using paper to ensure your parents are up to date with everything that is happening in your nursery, it may be time to consider online systems which can be far more dynamic, says...
<P>The Government is to throw an extra 100m at children's centres but, says Sue Finch, it won't be enough for an integrated service </P>
Get down to earth in another of our series on exploring the four elements in your setting's outdoor area, by Jan White, development officer at Learning Through Landscapes Do you remember making rose...
Childcarers who were unhappy with their Ofsted inspections tell Mary Evans why, and what they would advise others to do in such a situation.