It is a Monday morning in mid-November, one of those mornings when the whole nursery school seems to vibrate with the children's enthusiasm and fun.
The chief executive and founder of Connect Childcare says that early years settings should only use paper for drawing and sticking.
Good practice begins with babies, but nurseries have historically focused more on older children. Three years on from the Baby Room Project, Hannah Crown asks if anything has changed.
Principles * Investigate objects and materials by using all of their senses as appropriate (p86)
Look our for latest poster in our series on number rhymes 'Little Monkeys'.
Understanding children’s schemas, or ‘patterns of behaviour and thinking’, enables practitioners to support them as they use them to deepen their learning, explain Professor Tina Bruce CBE, Dr Stella...
School support staff are adding theory to practice and becoming teachers thanks to some innovative schemes. Mary Evans reports Faced with a growing shortage of teachers, local councils across the...
A round-up of books and other resources to help you get the most out of the topic. 'Discovery' resources