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Early years organisations have been responding to the Ofsted consultation on the Education Inspection Framework and handbooks that has just closed.
The sensory experience of messy play has far-reaching benefits for brain development, creativity and risk-taking, says Anne O'Connor
In the wake of the recent spate of terrorist attacks in London and Manchester, some settings are revising their emergency policies. Meredith Jones Russell reports
How well does your setting encourage staff to develop their skills, and advise them on how to raise issues? Laura Henry lists the guidelines and rules for good practice.
Embedding training in practice is crucial, write Anne Oldfield and Sarah Emerson, and assessment can be a useful way to promote this
SkillsActive has launched a Register of Playwork Professionals, designed to boost the professionalism of the workforce and increase employer recognition for qualifications in the vital area of play.
I have read, with interest, recent letters about the concept of teachers working in nurseries to raise the standard of the care and education provided. My first point is that many teachers may well be...
Highlights of our February issue are an all about maps and our thrice-yearly schools special (on English hubs)
Dr Eunice Lumsden gives her views on the recent London School of Economics research, which found that graduates have little impact on children's outcomes
'Bucket and Spade' is a CD-Rom from Sherston aimed at children from four to seven years old. It features eight entertaining activities, covering almost every aspect of infant shape and space work,...