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What characteristics are required for those working in the early years? Verity Campbell-Barr sets out the findings of her research on the subject
I am a qualified nursery nurse, working as both a teaching assistant and nursery nurse in a primary school. I studied for two years to obtain my qualification and my training included 13 visits to my...
The return of the ratios debate highlights how the early years sector deserves a fresh approach to solving its ongoing challenges, says our columnist Sara Mackenzie
Staff training programmes by early years providers are not a case of all present and correct, say the inspectors. Mary Evans looks at how they are getting into shape Nurseries are increasingly setting...
Children's listening and speaking skills could be boosted if local authorities invested in radio at a cost of about 1 a year per child, according to Susan Stranks, director of Children 2000, which...
Seun Matiluko explains the subject matter behind one episode of her BBC podcast, which looks at how many West Africans privately fostered their children between the 1950s and 90s
This excercise will allow The children to become more observant of their environment using skills of problem solving, exploration and categorising. Planned leaning intention - Look closely at...
'Are we nearly there yet?' 'How many sleeps before my birthday?'
Early years professionals are expressing deep reservations about Ofsted's two new grading scales for assessing the quality of provision during inspection. Mary Evans reports Ofsted's two new grading...
The battle for Reception? Is this most crucial of years about curriculum or about skills/child development? In this Best Practice Focus, we consider the latest on the controversial Reception year...