Special needs provision By Anne Longfield, chief executive of 4Children
Check if all areas of provision in your setting promote creativity, by asking yourself: Does role play provision offer: * opportunities to observe adults undertaking home and community roles?
One in five children aged under eight now have access to a registered childcare place, according to Ofsted - but increased provision has also led to falling occupancy levels in day nurseries and...
Use these key points for discussion at staff meetings or with parents and carers: 1 Do you involve parents and members of the community in your investigations of the local area?
Use these key points for discussion at staff meetings or with parents and carers: 1 How does your questioning focus and extend children's thinking and learning? Have you discussed the key vocabulary...
OBSERVING, EVALUATING & DEVELOPING AREAS OF PROVISION The nursery environment provides the context for children's play and learning and should be responsive to the particular needs and interests of...
Holiday childcare costs for parents in England have risen by 10 per cent in the past year, and provision is inadequate, the Daycare Trust said this week.
Ofsted has launched a Facebook page to help demystify the process of registering as a childminder.
A resource for teachers of Key Stages 1 and 2 has been produced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Animal Focus - Nocturnal Animals is a 24-page, full-colour magazine that...
Follow our pointers to help you gather evidence for NVQ Level 3, Unit C17 - the care and education of children with special needs. Read our advice in conjunction with Level 3 standards in Early Years...