A leading academic has urged childcare providers in the voluntary and private sectors to make the case for what they have to offer Scotland's New Community Schools (NCS) initiative. Professor Eric...
Use our pointers to help gather evidence for NVQ Level 3 Unit 16: Observe and assess the development and behaviour of children. Read our advice in conjunction with the Level 3 standards in Early Years...
'1 2 3, Where are you?' is a hide-and-seek safety game that we play on every visit to the woodland. Initially an adult will hide and the whole group will find them. Over time the groups hiding (with...
The Nursery and Early Years Community, part of the Talking Heads online community for headteachers, is developing discussion on a wide range of subjects. Discussions in small or large groups or open...
Happy Days Nursery in Lyde Green, Bristol has opened a children’s community library – based outside the setting and next to the local primary school and community centre.
Read these pointers to gathering evidence for NVQ Level 3 Unit C7 - providing a framework for the management of behaviour, in conjunction with level 3 standards in Early Years Care and Education. 1....
The team and children at Treetops nursery in Belper, Derbyshire have created a community fairy garden.
Scotland's largest befriending organisation for children, bfriends, merged with Children 1st on 1 April. Children 1st chief executive Margaret McKay, said, 'bfriends had reached a point at which it...
Integrated community schools have been successful in supporting vulnerable children, encouraging more active pupil and parental involvement, and increasing the range of activities during and after...
The Scottish Executive has announced funding for a further 14 local authorities to roll out the New Community Schools approach, bringing the total to 30. New Community Schools bring teachers, social...