What is the Foundation Stage Profile? It is a new way of summing up the progress and learning needs of children in reception classes. All it requires is for staff to observe and assess throughout the...
The popular Jarrold Short Walks for All the Family series covers much of Britain, and the guides are on sale at 5.95 in bookshops and tourist centres. Professional Nanny has six free copies to give...
Un Deux Trois - First French Rhymes selected by Opal Dunn (Frances Lincoln, book, 5.99; cassette, 3.99; book and cassette, 8.99, tel: 020 7284 4009) is a collection of French rhymes with English...
Providers' perceptions of inspections were revealed last week in an independent survey for Ofsted. Speaking at a Daycare Trust conference, Dorian Bradley, deputy director of early years at Ofsted,...
On the road to empowerment
In the first of a four-part series on the adult role in supporting early learning, Julie Fisher looks at the different purposes of learning initiated by the adult or the child
Do you really know what child-initiated learning looks like? Mary Evans identifies further training directions, in the first of a new series on improving skills to meet EYFS requirements.
York College Nursery, which is currently under investigation after the death of a three-year-old at the setting's outdoor area, is to remain closed until 1 October.