Use these ten key points as possible lead-ins for discussion at a staff meeting or with parents and carers: 1 What experience of print do children have outside of the home/setting? 2 Are there plenty...
Plaid Cymru, has promised all parents of one - to three-year-olds 40 hours of free childcare a week within its election manifesto.
Two-year-old Findlay Leonard-Page enjoyed a toffee apple at a fundraiser at Little Angels Day Care Nursery in Brighton, Sussex, last month.
Nursery World's regular section about Early Years Professional Status, sponsored by CWDC, is now online at www.nurseryworld.co. uk/eypupdate. Or, see page 29.
Supporting children with SEND is to get a new qualification. Charlotte Goddard asks what the sector wants it to achieve
<P>At the heart of the Foundation Stage is a recognition that children learn through play. Are reception classes making the major adjustments required? Mary Evans reports</P>
The majority of services for children in Scotland provide good quality of care, according to the Care Commission's report into the first full year of grading results.
Daycare can't always be expected to turn a profit, says Julian Grenier.
How the University of Northampton is offering early years practitioners flexible online learning opportunities to add to their qualifications
In the first of our new National Strategies features on the EYFS, Ann Langston, Jonathan Doherty and Teresa Todd take a look at attachment and the role of the key person in a child's development.