Making bookmarks during a 'night and day' topic provided an ideal opportunity for our children to develop their manipulative skills and to learn how to handle books with understanding. Planned...
All nanny agencies in Scotland are to be regulated by the Scottish Executive from April this year, enabling parents who use their services to claim the childcare tax credit. The move will create a...
The debate on the future of classroom assistants is hotting up, as education secretary Estelle Morris ploughs on with her proposals to enhance their role (see News, page 6). There appears to be...
(Photograph) - Six-year-old Ailsa Shepherd dons a mermaid's outfit to play with one of the sea creature puppets she discovered on her underwater journey at the Satrosphere, an interactive science and...
Use targeted resources that are meaningful to children to get them talking, says Judith Stevens.
The whole learning environment in which young children spend their time needs to offer quality language provision, says Helen Moylett.
The entrance to your setting is where young children separate from their parents and it has some important work to do. Martin Rimes offers advice on getting it right Does your reception area say,...
The phrase 'Nappy Curriculum' has been all over the national press this week like a rash in that sensitive area!
Winner: Rachel Finan, deputy manager, Tadpoles Nursery (kidsunlimited), Leeds.