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‘Every movement counts’ is the motto of a new Department of Health campaign to encourage children aged under five to be physically active for at least three hours a day.
Use these ten key points as possible lead-ins for discussion at a staff meeting or with parents and carers. 1 Is the basic provision constant enough to allow children to revisit activities and develop...
Striking nursery nurses in Scotland have urged the Scottish Executive to intervene in their dispute with local councils over pay and conditions. Around 4,000 nursery nurse members of Unison walked out...
Ask yourself these ten questions to help you evaluate your approach to creativity: 1 .Are children expected to colour in pictures that someone else has drawn? Or create identical cards with the same...
Around a quarter (24 per cent) of nursery and pre-school settings remained closed in the week beginning 1 June, despite the Government giving the go-ahead for opening early years provision to all...
A debate in the House of Lords last week flagged up the shortage of speech and language therapists in children's services (see News, page 6). It is not that there are too few people - according to...
Initial results from a survey of nursery food in England have suggested that many settings may be giving children food that does not provide enough fat or energy.
Nurseries are taking part in ‘trailblazer’ projects to improve meal quality and tackle childhood obesity, Meredith Jones Russell discovers
Give the cornflakes a rest and liven up your breakfasts with these enticing dishes that may introduce some children to new tastes. Miranda Walker goes globetrotting with these recipes you can take...