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The 155m Big Lottery Fund (BLF) for children's play in England should not be seen by local authorities 'as a replacement for existing funding', Adrian Voce from the Children's Play Council (CPC)...
Help children find their place in the world with activities mapping out walks and the nursery setting itself, from Jane Drake Developing young children's awareness of geographical features in the...
The final touches to a possible blueprint for local authorities in England and Wales negotiating the pay and conditions of school support staff have been put together between union negotiators and...
As the whole childcare sector prepares to work with the new Vetting and Barring system, Karen Faux outlines its differences and similarities to existing employee check processes.
The work of Carol Dweck tells us that encouraging a particular way of thinking - that talent and intelligence are not 'fixed' - can make all the difference to how children learn. Jan Dubiel...
Some interesting issues are raised by the guidance on developing children's centres which has just been published by the Sure Start unit (see News, page 4). Not least is the expectation that more than...
An East Northumberland branch of Early Education was launched this week. Participants in its inaugural meeting in Blyth on 18 November joined in workshops that introduced them to working with treasure...
Private day nurseries across England may be reluctantly forced to withdraw from the Government's nursery education grant scheme for three- and four-year-olds because it is no longer financially viable...
I would like to thank all of the staff at Sir James Knotts Nursery School, Tyne and Wear. My daughter, Jude, is Type 1 diabetic, which means she needs insulin injections and her blood sugar levels...
I am a parent who has been severely affected by the strike. While I understand the nursery nurses' position, my five-year-old son is stuck at my elderly parents' house, day in and day out, when he...