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Two reports highlighting the abrupt transition that children undergo when moving from reception class to Key Stage 1, from play-based learning to a more formal approach, will be welcomed by early...
The deadline for this year's children's art competition run by Nursery World and the Daycare Trust to mark National Childcare Week has been extended to 7 May due to the May Bank Holiday. To enter,...
Chris Boyett (left) initially started a company selling softplay equipment with a partner in1996, but has been running Active Learning single handedly, under its current name for the past five years....
What excellent news that three more national organisations are joining forces to campaign for teacher assessment and the scrapping of tests for six- and seven-year-old children in England ('Alliance...
Early years settings are being invited to apply to appear on a future edition of a new programme for pre-school children. 'Blue's Clues' is an interactive show featuring a host and his female puppy...
Snooker Snooker is a popular indoor sport which is played on a rectangular table that has pockets at each corner and in the middle of the longest sides. Many out-of-school clubs have a small table-top...
The National Child Minding Association (NCMA) joins other childcare organisations in regretting the sensationalist messages that have recently hit the national news about babies, toddlers and...
For the first time early years and childcare practitioners will be able to undertake a specialist early years Level 5 QCF qualification designed primarily for people working full-time in an early...
The new national occupational standards for classroom assistants (see News, page 4) are welcome for several reasons. The standards, and the forthcoming NVQs/SVQs that will follow, will be a big step...