- My Animals by Xavier Deneux. Bloomsbury Children's Books, boardbook, 6.99
* Early Education celebrated its 80th anniversary last week at a reception in Westminster hosted by Sure Start minister Catherine Ashton. The reception was attended by members of Early Education...
Help the children to make their own rain stick and hear the sound it makes at music time. Resources
The Family Nurse Partnership has good potential to benefit children's health and well-being, according to an independent evaluation of the toddler phase of the programme (12-14 months old).
The number of nurseries and childminders rated as good or outstanding has increased in the last year.
I cannot believe that Nursery World would have a 'letter of the week' condoning smacking. This suggests that Nursery World is happy to support the smacking of children.
Three new Early Day Motions have been put forward by MPs focusing on early years issues.
Jane Mills (Letters, 25 September) has asked for help in producing non-sticky playdough, while a recent feature, 'Against the grain' (31 July), suggested that early years practitioners should be aware...