A new web-tool aims to help early years providers review their practice in the light of the Foundation Stage principles, explains Michael Baxter Thoughtful and responsive provision in the Foundation...
The early years and childcare sector has given a cautious welcome to speculation that the Government plans to allocate money from the 125m Transformation Fund to subsidise the recruitment of highly...
A way to vaccinate newborn babies safely and reduce infant mortality may have been discovered by immunologists in the US. A study at the Children's Hospital in Boston found a molecule, called...
* Camden Council's Families in Focus project has been short-listed in the Community Cohesion category of the national Sustainable Communities Awards 2006. The project is aimed at hard-to-reach four-...
Seventy students from training organisation Experiential Play in Glasgow attended a ceremony at the city's Royal Academy of Music and Drama on 28 October to celebrate completing their SVQ levels 2, 3...
(Photograph) - Despite the rain, children descended on North Inch Park in Perth for Playday on 2 August. This year's theme was 'play, naturally', with activities such as face painting, arts and...
An exciting four-day, residential course will equip practitioners with the ability to create their own forest schools.
Living 'over the border' from Epsom, I found Jane Taoka's letter, 'How can childminders find time to train?' (5 April) interesting, although not particularly surprising. The short answer is that we...
Children should have more time to enjoy play-based learning. When children have the whole world to explore, we childcare workers should be encouraging them to ask questions and try out things for...