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In both the indoors and outdoors environments, loose parts are an ideal resource for involving children in maths activities, explains Shardi Vaziri
Hot on the heels of Ofsted's annual report into early years provision comes its proposed changes to the sector's inspection process (see News, page 4). These represent a fairly comprehensive revamp of...
The extension of the nursery education grant for three- and four-year-olds, from 33 to 38 weeks a year from 1 April, should, on the face of it, be good news for non-maintained providers. But examine...
The role of employers in supporting and providing for their staff's childcare needs will be a major issue in the next few years. Last week's conference by the London Development Agency, Bright...
Further to the news story 'Nurseries may quit education grant' (5 February), the issue of funding made me leave the early years sector after 15 years of working in various playgroups to work as an NVQ...
I am a teaching assistant for a first school and I sympathise with the problems highlighted in 'Assistants "still undervalued"' (News, 1 August). I, too, am looking for routes into teaching, as I...
Children's Workforce Development Council chief executive Jane Haywood (News, 13 April) implies that graduates in childhood studies will not have practical experience in childcare and will therefore...
Find out the power of flowers for yourself. Healing Herbs is offering absolutely free a bottle of Five Flower essence, a jar of Five Flower cream, and a pocket guide on how to select remedies to the...
Home corner We have five kitchen sink sets (Hope, Pounds19.95) to give away. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard or envelope, marked 'kitchen sink', to the address on page 3. Winners...
A project exploring newspapers will show children that their lives are big news, says Helen Shelbourne, and also foster a sense of connection to the wider world Project guide