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Animal patterns The children at George Dent Nursery School, Darlington, enjoyed discovering how pattern is used as camouflage in the natural world as they created a display from animal print paper.
Early years settings need to offer provision that will help sustain young children's thinking by using their own initiative, says Marion Dowling.
Sounds fun * Gather a range of sound makers like these in the picture, which play tunes when pressed. They can be obtained from Active Learning (tel: 0115 9606111).
After years of stalling on the issue of nanny registration, the Government is finally making moves for some kind of action, seemingly prompted by the low take-up of the home childcarer scheme (see...
Anyone planning to start a nursery can learn a great deal from reading the real life stories of those who have gone before them. This year, Starting A Nursery includes a variety of tales ranging from...
Each year, the Heinemann and Nursery World Childcare Student of the Year Award seems to attract more and higher-quality entries as the drive to transform the early years workforce and improve...
It is important to ensure that the level of stimulation provided through each activity is matched to the developmental level of the child. Every child has individual needs and abilities and will...
The extension of the nursery education grant for three- and four-year-olds, from 33 to 38 weeks a year from 1 April, should, on the face of it, be good news for non-maintained providers. But examine...
Practitioners at Rachel Keeling Nursery School explain how they have encouraged creativity and other skills through the use of dyes, den-building and dancing activities
Tina is a cow that lives with her three sisters, and while she is curious and adventurous, her sisters are more conventional. They enjoy eating grass in the meadow, while Tina dreams of flying to the...