As the days get longer and brighter, and spring is in the air, you could well start to notice that your setting is in need of sprucing up. Perhaps your paintwork is peeling, your carpet is wearing...
You can adapt your doll's house activities for children of differing abilities by letting them explore construction at their own pace, write Jean Evans and Dianne Irving Activity 1
The Government's 'cross-cutting' review of childcare policy which has finally been published makes for fascinating reading (see News, page 4), not least for the acknowledgement that 'important...
The news that neither early years nor playwork have succeeded in their bids to be one of the trailblazer Sector Skills Councils (see page 4) is not a terribly encouraging start to the new year, when...
In the face of much concern about some aspects of the draft Early Years Foundation Stage, welcome news came this week that the Department for Education and Skills is proposing to put back the...
More reassuring noises came from the Government in the past week about its continuing commitment to expanding childcare, as trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt took to the stage at the...
Hands up all those who now do most of their equipment shopping on the Internet. Nearly all the companies we mention on a regular basis have their own websites, and very comprehensive and attractive...
The past year has been a uniquely challenging time for the early years sector, but the market for buying and selling nurseries has ridden the storm. Christie & Co and Nursery Worldbrought a panel of...
Babies and toddlers learn from experience and love to explore all sorts of shapes, sizes and textures of even the most basic household items. Nicole Weinstein explains the joy of treasure baskets and...