'1 2 3, Where are you?' is a hide-and-seek safety game that we play on every visit to the woodland. Initially an adult will hide and the whole group will find them. Over time the groups hiding (with...
The new Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship has been met positively, finds Charlotte Goddard
Malleable materials such as play dough offer rich opportunities for promoting scientific learning (see page 21). To make play dough, you will need: Ingredients *2 cups plain flour *2 cups water *1 cup...
1. Create a stimulating environment that will arouse children's curiosity. 2. Support children's learning by providing the resources that they need to take their investigations further.
Our comprehensive guide to recognised qualifications at all levels will help you plan your career from your first steps in working with children to management and degree courses to make the most of...
The relentlessly determined effort to keep the children's centre roll-out on track has seen the programme expand to the point where it is now reaching one million children and their families. Some 500...
Parents in Glasgow will pay 2 per hour or less for maintained nursery provision, as part of a five-year council strategy.
It's great to communicate... Miranda Walker shows you how to edit a club magazine and produce your own news programme in the first of a two-part feature on exploring the media. Making a magazine is a...
The stereotypical picture of a day nursery crammed with babies who are placed there five days a week from 8am to 6pm is far from the truth, as the new survey from the National Day Nurseries...
Next month Labour will have been in power for ten years, a decade characterised by constant change in every aspect of early years provision and childcare. Yet as our Comment (see page 31) and Special...