Of all the initiatives pushed through by the Government in the past few years, the Transformation Fund seems to have caused the most confusion and suspicion. It is very difficult to engage with...
Congratulations to the nurseries and pre-schools of Kent for turning out in such force to the council's meeting about the Code of Practice on nursery education funding (see News, page 4). Some 400...
This article links to elements C10.1, C10.2 and C10.4 of the NVQ 3 in Early Years Childcare and Education. Evidence collector: If you are a student, you may wish to carry out this activity that can...
Safety Celebrations of different cultures can raise particular safety issues, but these should cause no great problem if proper risk assessments are conducted.
Planning and Organising the SENCO Year Dot Constable. (David Fulton, 16, tel 020 7405 5606) Reviewed by Collette Drifte, special needs consultant This is a super, well-written book, full of sound and...
I work in a pre-school in a village hall. We have a fairly secure car park we use for outdoor play. We have lots of barriers to overcome as our landlord doesn't let us keep anything outside and it is...
Changing babies' nappies is such a basic chore you could be forgiven for not thinking about the equipment involved and dwelling on something more interesting, instead. However, to be safe and...
As a childminder in the remote Western Isles, 'wet play' takes on a special meaning for Donalda Campbell. Here she describes her average working week