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One of the key findings of recent Effective Provision of Pre-school Education (EPPE) research (Technical Paper 10, DfES/Institute of Education, 2003, London) is that, 'Good outcomes for children are...
A new campaign is calling for ‘urgent and sustained’ investment in public play provision to get children spending more time outside.
A new BA in Education, Culture and Childhood, invites students to engage critically with issues around child development and the meaning of childhood, and provide a detailed understanding of the...
Nurseries in the Pelican Day Nurseries group in Essex will be keeping their own identities after being bought by an expanding local operator. The chain has three nurseries in Hatfield Peverel,...
The National Literacy Trust is gifting 25 free memberships to early years settings and schools as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations.
Really, the things people associate with the name 'nanny'. A four-inch device called Toilet Nanny clips on to the underside of a toilet seat, and whenever the seat is lifted an electronic 'stern...
Even very young children can recognise signs and labels and nurseries can build on this 'real life' reading. Jane Drake suggests ideas for developing early literacy skills. We may settle down to read...
The UK Government stubbornly insists on league tables as a means of driving up educational attainment, standards of health care and so on, despite widespread opposition. It may not be so keen,...
Dip into a project on frogs as an opportunity to explore the lifecycle of the natural world plus a range of learning activities, with these suggestions from Wendy E Scott As the weather begins to...
Name: Lesley Thomas, Childminder from Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire