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Is phonics a panacea that comes back into fashion whenever thinking about early literacy gets confused? Julian Grenier considers what children really need to read The teaching of reading and writing...
A nursery owner in Cumbria has warned that another year of chaos in the criminal records check and childcare inspection systems will put providers under such stress that some will be unable to cope....
Develop children's awareness of why we need blankets in our lives using these fun activities from Jean Evans Warm up cold winter days, and extend learning across the curriculum, with this stimulating...
The Reading and Language Information Centre in Berkshire has changed its name to the National Centre for Language and Literacy. The name change, which took place in September, reflects the centre's...
Thorough preparation is essential for nursery operators applying to banks for funding. Form a clear idea of your objectives before you start, advises Ian Murchie of Barclays Commercial Bank Healthcare...
A home corner should be a permanent fixture and plenty of resources are readily available It is quite common these days for role-play areas to be developed with great imagination. You name it, we...
Teachers and early years practitioners have welcomed the Government's decision to give more weight to teacher assessment and less to testing at Key Stage 1 and emphasised that it will have a...
I think the Government's decision to introduce a profile scheme to sum up the learning and progress of children at the end of the Foundation Stage in England (News, 20 September) is a sensible and a...
It is tempting for early years practitioners to stick to traditional 'recording' and document only the skills and knowledge that are easy to assess and ascertain in a child, such as: * Does he count...