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As of today, every P1 to P3 pupil (aged four to eight) will receive a free school dinner under the Scottish Government’s expanded free school meals policy.
Test your knowledge about child development, the value of play in the early years and the importance of observing and assessing young children by answering true or false. By early years authors Jackie...
The results of the first joint care and education inspections of early years settings in Scotland have just been published following a pilot programme carried out in November and December 2002. The...
Child psychologist Jennie Lindon answers your letters about child behaviour. Q. We have two children (both four-year-olds) currently in our nursery who each have an imaginary friend. One child just...
Disorders in physical co-ordination could be avoided by early years practitioners giving children simple exercises, as Mary Evans reports.
Managing behaviour is a huge topic, for which a sound knowledge of child development is crucial. Molescroft Farm Nursery shares some tips with Hannah Crown
Language development has again been quite marked this month, with Harry continuing to build on his vocabulary and exclaiming 'look' at everything that interests him. Harry also shows items to his...
Children's need to engage in imaginative role play is often overlooked as early years practitioners become engaged in reaching targets for more formal academic learning Role play is a well-established...
Will the Government's plan to relax adult:child ratios in the nursery result in a policy of containment rather than education? Simon Vevers reports One of the most contentious parts of the...
The End Child Poverty coalition is calling on the Government to develop effective child poverty reduction strategies, as research shows more than half of children in some constituencies are living in...