Picking up on an interest in cake-making can give opportunities for promoting children's creative development, Jane Drake explains Observation in setting
By Marie Charlton, early years consultant for St Helens LEA and EYDCP Despite the proliferation of material on the phonics debate, there is a glaring omission of the relevance of practice prior to the...
'Making Choices' is designed to help people decide what childcare job is right for them. Linda Prudence went along and discovered playwork, says Anne Wiltsher Linda Prudence, now 36, who lives on the...
The teaching unions got hot under the collar last week at the thought of Ofsted giving young children questionnaires about their schools as part of the inspection process. Yet, surely, the principle...
Three schools are making the most of their teaching assistants, discovers Charlotte Goddard
Babies and young children learn through play experiences in which they determine how it will develop, says Jennie Lindon A cornerstone of good early years practice is that children learn a great deal...
By Anne Longfield, chief executive of Kids' Clubs Network All children benefit from access to positive and supportive environments to develop, play and learn, but for some children, it is particularly...
Bright Horizons has acquired the Active Learning nursery group of nine settings.
Child of Our Time: how to achieve the best for your child from conception to five years By Tessa Livingstone
Do you fully understand the benefits of outdoor play? Do you know the full range of experiences that you should offer young children outdoors? I thought I did until talking to a nursery owner who...