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To start off the New Year, Dr Jacqui Cousins reflects on her years of research into the language of four-year-olds and the continuing relevance of her findings for early years practitioners today All...
Providers frequently tell us about barriers to delivering an extended flexible offer and that there is no demand for it. Pathfinder settings demonstrated how providing flexibility could generate a...
I'm not sure what Anthea Thomas is getting so steamed up about ('Polling problems', Letters, 1 January). In my 10 years' experience as chief executive of the National Childminding Association, I have...
This week's columnist Robin Balbernie says our priorities for who needs protecting seem to be going topsy-turvy It's looking like it's going to be a shaky year for collective sanity, if recent news is...
The Foundation Stage Profile national results for 2004 have been released (see News, page 4). But will publication of percentages of children working towards, meeting or exceeding early learning goals...
Revelations from the Soham murder trial about how a man with many allegations of rape and underage sex against him managed to get a job as a primary school caretaker should lead to some changes in the...
One of the most time-consuming, and frequently irritating, tasks undertaken by teachers and managers is collecting money from children for lunches, outings, fund raisers and the like. Now TH Jordan...
With the number of baby places in nurseries rapidly expanding, more and more staff are having to deal with the age-old problem of disposing of or laundering huge piles of nappies. Agreed, it's not the...
It's vital for children's well-being to carry through the child-centred approach to learning in the reception class to Year 1, says <B>Sally Featherstone</B>, co-author of Smooth Transitions -...
Knocking on the door of another early years provider to see its pedagogy in action is a fantastic way to build a community of practice. Juliet Mickelburgh provides some tips.