The mother of a child who attended the nursery in Plymouth that is at the centre of a child abuse inquiry has started a campaign for stricter controls on the use of camera phones in nurseries.
Well-known author and children's food expert Annabel Karmel offers some seasonal ideas for Easter
Children's charities have been left 'squeezed' by cuts of more than £150m to their Government funding over a period of 12 months, warns a new report.
More childminders are undertaking training than ever before, according to research published by the National Childminding Association.
Articulated toys Tubes were cut into into different sizes and joined with fastenings to make puppets, articulated caterpillars and snakes.
Sparkling mobiles The younger children in the Sunbeam room at Rainbow Nursery, Middleston Moor, have created their own mobiles to hang near an open door. Their senses are stimulated as they admire...
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Pat Johnson is the pre-school supervisor at Woodham Burn Pre-school Learning Centre, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. She spoke to Jean Evans. Our pre-school art gallery
The Montessori method is based on children's innate desire to learn and focuses on educating the whole child, covering all aspects of development: intellectual, social, physical, emotional and...