After 10 years working in recruitment, Freya Luxton set up Hopscotch Ltd and is converting listed former Royal Navy buildings in Gosport, Hampshire, into a 70-place day nursery, which will open in a...
Eggs are cheap, nutritious and a good source of protein, and practitioners are ideally placed to correct misconceptions about their safety. By Bridget Halnan, Senior Lecturer in Specialist Community...
Children learn more effectively when carers tune into their feelings, according to a book published by the National Children's Bureau in partnership with the Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP)....
Alongside or apart from what adults teach them, children will represent and explore mathematical ideas with their own creative methods, as Elizabeth Carruthers and Maulfry Worthington explain.
Awards are being updated to reflect playworkers' pivotal role in the Government's childcare agenda, as Mary Evans reports The role of the playworker is at the forefront of Government moves to step up...
Giving children choices about how they see themselves is the cornerstone of good practice Children acquire information about themselves as they grow into the roles that await them. The relationships...
Prime minister Gordon Brown obviously believes that a price and quality comparison website for childcare provision will put the sector at the forefront of the 'information revolution' (see News, page...
In the first of a new series, Denise Bailey looks at the potential for mathematical experiences. She starts by suggesting outdoor activities Young children have a natural interest in number and it is...
Introduce a vegan recipe to your menus with Avital Mediony’s lentil soup.
Traditional playground games allow children to burn off excess energy. Lynne Garner describes some modern variations we all played them when we were children, learning the rules from one another or...