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The joy and success of Sure Start has been the individual nature of its programmes, with services springing from each community, tailored to meet the needs of the families within the area. What helps...
1.5bn a year is a huge sum of money, and Gordon Brown's doubling of the childcare budget in last week's spending review is probably more than most interested parties had dreamed of (see News, page 4,...
Several key interventions can help boost children's self-esteem, say members of Camden's Early Years Intervention Team Developing children's self-esteem is a vital task of the role of early years...
Create night in the day, or wait until dark, for a host of imaginative activities indoors and outdoors that will help children explore their natural fascination with the night, suggested by early...
CHILD-INITIATED Encourage the children to draw self-portraits as part of related child-initiated activities.
Incorporate technology into a favourite form of role-play with ideas for using some new software by April Jones Role-play is a fundamental part of good early years practice. For children it sometimes...
Out-of-school care is under the spotlight again this week, with the Kids' Clubs Network launching a campaign to set up facilities for teenagers (see News, page 6). Expansion in this so far neglected...
The drive to improve the level of qualifications in the early years and childcare sector is welcome indeed, and the need to have level 3 staff in supervisory positions under the national care...
There has rightly been a lot of emphasis on the Foundation Stage over the past year, but we are aware that many working in the daycare sector are desperate for more information on caring for babies...