Babies and toddlers don't need to be stimulated into awareness of different sounds, just left to hear them naturally, says <STRONG> Jennie Lindon </STRONG>
A news story (In Brief, 5 June) has given the misleading impression that ChildBase has scrapped its commitment to new menus at our nurseries. This is not the case. The new menus, encouraging healthy...
Prominent figures tell Nicole Curnow about their wishes for developments in the early years sector in the year ahead The pace of change within the early years and childcare sector looks set to...
Playing with words needn't be dull. Lynne Garner suggests a range of games to put the fun into literacy Some children see words as boring and the learning of them tedious.
* The National Children's Bureau has produced three guides as support materials for the Birth to Three Matters training programme. The subjects are: working with young children from minority ethnic...
Children are starting school unable to dress themselves, use the toilet properly or eat at a table, said Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, ahead of the...
I'm writing to share a recent experience with other readers. I'm 29 and gained an NNEB diploma 11 years ago. In 2004 I started to work for a large organisation that cares for and educates children and...
Amid the decline of Children's Centres and the emergence from lockdown, will the incoming ‘family hubs’ meet early years needs?
Some food for thought in your professional career LET'S SIGN: Early years BSL building blocks child and carer guide. By Cath Smith and Sandra Teesdale. (Deafsign, 7.99 plus 2 p&p, tel: 01594 833858).