The new Sector Skills Council that will bring together those working in early years as well as children's social care was named last week as the Social Care, Children and Young People's Sector Skills...
If you're planning an accident awareness campaign you might want to take a look at the Dangerspot series of books. All the titles involve a group of animal friends that include Harey a 'hare-brained...
Nursery World readers can win one of five copies of the first video/DVD of 'The Cramp Twins'. Wayne and Lucien Cramp can't agree on anything. Wayne is big and bossy while Lucien is small and shy. They...
The latest Oftsed review has found steady improvements in the quality of early years education and childcare provision in daycare settings year-on-year.
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18 more local authorities to pilot payment-by-resultsParents and community groups given right to run their own centres
Edinburgh Council has produced rigorous guidelines on use of pictures of children on school websites. Photographs of children up to Primary 5 should only be used if the children are not identifiable,...
Knowledge and understanding of the world is closer to home ground than the wider themes parents may expect their children to be learning about, says <STRONG> Penny Tassoni </STRONG>
In the first of a four-part series, Debi Keyte-Hartland explores the idea of ‘intelligent materials’, and how they can be used to effectively support children’s creativity
Books and accompanying CDs of songs to soothe and engage the youngest children are reviewed by Susan Young Singing lullabies to babies or playing singing games with toddlers is a traditional part of...