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Early years good practice in Scotland should be followed by the rest of Britain, according to a leading early years expert. Professor Tina Bruce, visiting professor at the University of North London,...
The campaign for a national nanny register gathered pace last week, with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children firmly committing itself to lobby for such a measure (see News,...
Your curate's egg of a report on the National Association of Education Inspectors' conference (News, 12 July) was encouraging in its highlighting of the importance of play in the early years, but...
It is perhaps not surprising that nurseries have won praise from Ofsted and the Food Standards Agency for providing better food education and having higher nutritional standards than primary schools...
I am saddened by the current resurgence of the old phonics panacea - the cure-all for any of the ills of education and society (News, 5 December) Whenever things get complicated or confused we are...
Children's categorisation of play and learning based on social context Ninety-two children aged four to six years were asked to sort photographic stimuli into those they believed depicted play/not...
This week's national policy seminar held by 4Children examined the childcare gains and challenges in the five years since the report by the Childcare Commission, which set out demands for investment...
In response to the letter 'A life balance issue' (19 October 2006), I still found the pressures of working in daycare too much, even without having a family to look after. At the time I thought it was...
In this case study, Sue Chambers focuses on assessing physical development for the Progress Check at Age Two, and deals with difficult conversations that may form part of some evaluations.
Light the sparks of learning and independence in Forest School activities using fire. Sarah Blackwell explains how to do it safely, and Forest Schools Birmingham and Midlands describe their...