A work-based qualification for teaching assistants is under development and will be available by next year. The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) has designed a series of national...
Buttons to press, giant jigsaws, sounds of the countryside and excited children running around noisily. It's not some outdoor adventure playground, just the reception class of Huddersfield's Meltham...
A well-structured staff induction programme goes a long way to helping retain employees and brings huge benefits to both practitioners and settings, Nicole Weinstein discovers
Set the children on a journey through their imaginations with activity ideas from Helen Shelbourne The story On the Way Home by Jill Murphy is about a little girl with a hurt knee walking home to tell...
During the past month, Harry has shown significant development physically. He has become extremely sturdy when sitting, and can now sit and play with his toys for considerable lengths of time. He has...
Leapfrog Day Nurseries has been praised for its Advanced Modern Apprenticeship scheme, following a 20-day inspection by the Govern-ment's Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI). After visiting some of...
Jasmine is developing fast. Her mobility has increased to take her backwards, sideways and round in circles. She has not, however, mastered how to move forwards. Her legs move towards her hands but...