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Playmakers sports programme needs the help of nursery children to name their new characters (above). These two space mates have landed from Planet Playmakers, where fun and healthy sporting activities...
It's been quite a week, with the Children's Workforce Strategy consultation finally being unleashed, along with the Ofsted consultation on further changes to early years inspections (see News). Oh,...
Fundamental change is on its way in the UK education system, with all schools, including primaries, able to apply for academy status, the door opened for parents and other groups to set up 'free'...
This letter is not about private prep schools in general, as we have great relationships with nearly all the schools that our children move to, both state and private. I am writing to share a dilemma...
* Putting equality into practice is the subject of a new guide for early years settings by the Early Years Trainers Anti-Racist Network (EYTARN). A Policy for Excellence: developing a policy for...
The Government's aim of having every early years practitioner qualified to at least Level 3 by 2015 is looking far from achievable, given the funding crisis for childcare work-based courses and...
Construction play is ideal for developing both gross and fine motor skills. Ruth Thomson provides a round-up of the building sets on offer.
Whether they are fashioned from hedgerows or built for purpose from tents and playhouses, dens should be personal retreats for children and places that inspire their imagination and learning, says...
Practitioners with the right knowledge and resources can make maths meaningful for children and promote it throughout a setting’s provision, discovers Nicole Weinstein