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The rich play that a child can initiate with a bit of inspiration, some well organised nursery resources and a sensitive practitioner is observed by Anne O'Connor.
I think all nursery nurses in Scotland should be on the same national salary. Unison should not have allowed local deals to take place, for then we would all be receiving the same rate of pay. We all...
While the rise in the number of adults being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes hit the headlines again recently, what is less reported is the sharp rise in recent years of the number of under-fives...
Staff and children from Manningtree Methodist Church Pre-school moved to new premises at Highfields Primary School in Lawford, Essex, at the start of September with the new name of Busy Bees...
The first private nursery for Erskine, Greater Glasgow, has opened under the name of the Enchanted Forest. Located within the Erskine Hospital estate, the nursery caters for children aged from six...
In the 'developed' world of today the birth rate is under two children per family (about 1.9 here, 1.7 in Australia and 1.2 in Japan). The divorce rate is approaching 40 per cent in the UK, North...
Children's musical experiences at home and how practitioners can build on them in an early years setting are explored by Susan Young in an extract from her new book, Music 3-5.
All it takes is a simple tale of ten little ducklings to produce endless fun and a range of learning activities, as Jean Evans reveals Encourage children's learning across the curriculum, with...
Fennies Nurseries has hired child psychologist and developmental neuroscientist Sam Wass of Channel 4’s The Secret Life of 4-Year-Olds to provide expert advice on child development.
In this extract from the guide Playing to Learn, author Di Chilvers points out that, in order to teach children, we need to tune into their existing world of play.