During her second month Jasmine began to vocalise when making eye contact with her carers and when focusing on a particular toy. Vertical stripes (such as the folds in curtains) held her attention for...
* The National Childminding Association, with support from the Sure Start Unit, has launched a new training resource for childminders working with disabled children. Copies of the CD-Rom, Inclusive...
Fathers Plus, a service supporting father-friendly policies, is recommending the BA (Hons) Learning in Families, Schools and Beyond, as a valuable course for those who need to juggle their study time.
Another survey out this month from the trend-analysers the Future Foundation asked 522 parents who they trust the most when it comes to their child's welfare. Nannies ranked 5.8 to 6 on a 1-10 scale,...
Plans for a cross-cutting review of the early years sector in England have been revealed in more detail by early years and childcare minister Catherine Ashton (News, 15 November). She told the Daycare...
Storyboxes and Come Alive Stories are two new products from Yellow Door, a company producing resources for Foundation and KS1. The Storyboxes are designed to develop oral storytelling, literacy and...
Staff at the 60-place Birrell Collection Nursery School in Edinburgh met nursery nurses and teachers from Iceland earlier this month on a visit organised by www.scottishnurseries.com, a website about...
Plans to develop a new Level 3 childcare qualification and phase out others were unveiled by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) at a Nursery World conference.
A former Montessori chief executive is facing court accused of taking part in a high-value conspiracy to defraud a school over the sale of one of its London buildings.
Penny Tassoni has ideas for reading Baby Day with the youngest children