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As early years settings plan for how they will introduce the Early Years Foundation Stage, they need to keep its principles in mind, says Foundation Stage regional adviser Ann Langston.
Ministers will consult in the next few weeks on the criteria that early years settings will need to meet in order to qualify for nursery education funding, as part of the consultation on the...
Some food for thought in your professional career A Guide to Early Years Practice. by Sandra Smidt. Second edition (Routledge Falmer, 14.99, 020 7842 2010)
Supporting parents Mark-making fascinates young children - you have only to look at the baby making marks with spilt milk to see this in action. Over time, children start to attach meanings to the...
Annette Dawson (Letters, 27 September) is so right - you only have to ask childminders to find out what a rewarding job it is. The research consistently shows childcare workers as among the most...
I don't know about you, but this is the time of year when I find everything seems to open up and new avenues suddenly appear more possible. Our feature on nannying in Italy (p14) describes just the...
'We also see the harmonising tendency in the politics of envy: English teachers want the Scottish 35-hour week, English students want tuition fees abolished. With these demands pressing on the...
A children's centre is aiming to bridge the age gap by sharing activities with older members of the community, amid moves towards intergenerational services across the UK. Ruth Thomson reports.
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What sort of crafts do you like doing at home with the children? Michelle Bowen, a nanny in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, sent in these ideas Peg butterflies