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As soon as babies are born they explore the world around them using all of their senses. Children are often surrounded by plastic and other man-made materials; by introducing natural materials you can...
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Some food for thought in your professional career A Guide to Early Years Practice. by Sandra Smidt. Second edition (Routledge Falmer, 14.99, 020 7842 2010)
Even very young children can recognise signs and labels and nurseries can build on this 'real life' reading. Jane Drake suggests ideas for developing early literacy skills
What are the developmental impacts on children of being born prematurely, and how are schools accommodating their needs? Charlotte Goddard reports
Gender and how to define it is rarely out of the headlines at the moment. Recent research is also prompting a rethink of what ‘gender’ means, by demolishing gender stereotypes and questioning the...
The past year has been a uniquely challenging time for the early years sector, but the market for buying and selling nurseries has ridden the storm. Christie & Co and Nursery Worldbrought a panel of...
'We also see the harmonising tendency in the politics of envy: English teachers want the Scottish 35-hour week, English students want tuition fees abolished. With these demands pressing on the...
After 16 years' experience of early years teaching, Leisa Towle was excited at the opportunity to be the leader of a 90-place reception unit in a large primary school. She outlines how her initial...
All educators should take note of an early literacy system now used in Northern Ireland. Wendy Scott and Janet Moyles spent two days in Belfast observing this new approach.