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Cultural and religious festivals are great for celebrating diversity, and there are few more enjoyable things to focus on than food. Snapdragons’ Mary Llewellin shares ideas for creative creations
(Photograph) - Primary 1 pupils at Oakbank Primary School in Perth transformed an area of wasteland at the school into an award-winning garden in just four months. Their work on a rockery, senses...
Sure Start's own beginnings perhaps didn't live up to the programme's name, being rather shaky and unclear, but since 1999 the Government's scheme to improve the health and well-being of children in...
The sensory experience of messy play has far-reaching benefits for brain development, creativity and risk-taking, says Anne O'Connor
In the search for high-quality and reasonably priced training for early years practitioners, Nicole Weinstein looks at the innovative solutions on offer from three online training companies
Two national charities have joined forces to explore possible evidence that children who abuse animals may grow into adults who are violent or who become child abusers. Last week the National Society...
Physical doodles can nurture young children's learning and help them understand their bodies in creative and playful ways. The following extract from a new book offers guidance on getting started.
Baroness Blackstone, Minister of State for the Arts, launched 'Quality Training, Quality Play', the new National Strategy for Playwork Education, Training and Qualifications 2002-2005 last month (for...
Counting, and use of numbers as labels, constitutes one strand of mathematical development in the early learning goals. To foster this development, early years practitioners need to be aware how...
A 'playful' project has won an award for its success making scientific ideas accessible to children and families, writes Olivia McCrea-Hedley.