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Children's categorisation of play and learning based on social context Ninety-two children aged four to six years were asked to sort photographic stimuli into those they believed depicted play/not...
In the national year of communication, research by Nursery World and the National Literacy Trust shows the early years sector to be highly motivated, but in need of more support.
The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has been reorganised with the aim of bringing the childcare and early years divisions together and providing better services to Early Years Development...
The Government's aim of having every early years practitioner qualified to at least Level 3 by 2015 is looking far from achievable, given the funding crisis for childcare work-based courses and...
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.
What's the new APEL qualification for working childcarers all about? The tasks successful candidates must do and the understanding they must demonstrate are set out here The Level 3 Certificate in...
Recent innovative products for one of the most essential play provisions in early years are put to the test for Mary Evans.
The education and childcare minister Elizabeth Truss has suggested that parents who use childminder agencies will have to pay a fee.
Follow the progress of the Government's plan (from January 2011).
* Here We Go Round - Quality Circle Time for 3-5 year-olds by Jenny Mosley and Helen Sonnet (Positive Press, 18.95 & 2.95pp) explains how to set up and introduce circle time sessions and provides...