Meg Barclay, education consultant and early years reviewer for the School Library Association, reviews books which depict various trips and adventures, and a book that introduces children to drawing...
There's no doubt that falling occupancy levels and escalating competition from Government-funded children's centres have put a damper on expansion among the UK's largest private nursery groups (see...
Planning and Organising the SENCO Year Dot Constable. (David Fulton, 16, tel 020 7405 5606) Reviewed by Collette Drifte, special needs consultant This is a super, well-written book, full of sound and...
Childcare has been one of the few sectors to benefit from the economic crisis so far, according to a leading corporate agent.
Early years staff need more training about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) families in order to understand their culture and provide them with more flexible childcare arrangements, delegates at a...
* Value the time and attention you give to settling in a child and parent(s). * It certainly should not be seen as a time to 'get through' so that you can move on with full responsibility for the baby...
Early childhood education: society and culture. Edited by Angela Anning, Joy Cullen and Marilyn Fleer. (Sage, ISBN 0-7619-4387-0, 18.99, 020 7324 8703) Reviewed by Jennie Lindon, psychologist and...
Nurseries around the UK have been celebrating Chinese New Year, welcoming in the year of the sheep.
Create a storm to tie in with your 'under the sea' project (see overleaf). * Draw four waves as above. Make sure they are evenly proportioned and there is a thick clear outline.