Meg Barclay, education consultant and early years reviewer for the School Library Association, reviews books which help children to build friendships, learn about stories from India and be introduced...
AREAS OF LEARNING Nursery Topics - Clothes covers all six areas of learning in the English early years curriculum, but it can be adapted easily to suit the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish...
Reference books should form the backbone of any 'library' you attempt to build, and encouraging children to dip into books to find out facts for themselves will sharpen their curiosity and desire to...
Richard Willis, visiting professor at the University of South Wales, reviews a book which explores how mindfullness can be integrated into settings. It combines theory, case studies and research to...
Fifteen Cambridgeshire childminders attended the first Forest Schools training day.
Early years practitioners in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland say what the important training issues are from their perspective Barbara Quinn, training manager of the Northern Ireland...
Principles * Providing opportunities for children to communicate thoughts, ideas and feelings and build up relationships with adults and each other (p44)
Thousands of children struggle with the effects of living in temporary and substandard housing. Catherine Gaunt looks at moves to help them Can you imagine living in a room so small and cramped that...
As part of Start Well Learning's work about 'People who help us', the nursery in Winsford, Cheshire was visited by the police, the army and even a guide dog in training.