'Under-fives are eager to try things out, which makes them exciting to work with. If you give them a piece of clay they don't start out with adult preconceptions of success or failure, they just want...
'Historians will, of course, analyse the reasons for last year's exam results fiasco but, hopefully, they will be able to say that the system soon recovered. On the other hand, the story of universal...
Working effectively with parents is examined by Collette Drifte in our series on the new SEN Code of Practice Emma's Mum was difficult to work with at first', says Christine Evans, a nursery special...
The school summer holidays are just starting for many children, but two-thirds of local authorities in England will not have enough holiday childcare for working parents.
Practitioners and teachers play a key role in supporting five- to seven-year-olds to build on the bedrock of thinking skills acquired in the early years.
The Government's Childcare Approval Scheme for nannies is catching on, unlike the Home Childcarer scheme it replaced, as figures from the Department for Education and Skills show. By the end of...
Close observation of children involved with small-world play can provide a wealth of opportunities to develop their oracy and language skills, writes Anne O'Connor Watch a child playing with...
'The new legislation is both a safeguard and a deterrent. It balances protecting children and allowing them to enjoy the innocence of their childhood.' Scotland's minister for young people Cathy...
In the first of a new series on good leadership and management under the Education Inspection Framework, Annette Rawstrone finds staff must understand the ‘why’
Professional officer at the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses (PANN), and chair of Playpen Dr Richard Woolfson