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The humble building block offers children endless scope for making social connections, writes Anne O'Connor Blocks are one of the most open-ended and unstructured play materials available. They...
<P> Key features of the Profile are explained by <B> Pauline Hoare </B> , principal officer for curriculum and assessment policy at the QCA </P>
Help the children to stretch their understanding of mathematical concepts by exploring shapes with ideas by Anne O'Connor Adult-led activities
Follow our pointers to help you gather evidence for NVQ Level 3, Unit C17 - the care and education of children with special needs. Read our advice in conjunction with Level 3 standards in Early Years...
Early years professionals need to know how and when to intervene in children's activities, says Anne O'Connor The Curriculum guidance for the Foundation Stage requires practitioners to use...
Why has the recent proposal to extend the national curriculum to include the Foundation Stage got early years experts up in arms? Mary Evans asks them The Government's consultation on extending...
The benefits to a child of spending time with a childminder are outlined by Foundation Stage regional advisor Jane Cole in our series on the Celebrating Young Children project When Hannah's mother,...
Wendy Scott is an early years consultant and was the recipient of Nursery World's Lifetime Achievement Award 2009
Children using more than one language may have advantages in learning, but practitioners must ensure they can readily access the curriculum, say Tricia Carroll and Anne O'Connor.
A research project looking at well-being in the early years has underlined some important factors to consider for this vital area of childcare.