After years of stalling on the issue of nanny registration, the Government is finally making moves for some kind of action, seemingly prompted by the low take-up of the home childcarer scheme (see...
To give children the satisfaction of creating something for themselves, why not initiate them into the ancient craft of French knitting? Here Christine Green explains how Knitting is making a...
At the Thomas Coram Early Childhood Centre, observation and assessment is the key to effective planning - and a powerful tool for staff development and parent involvement, says Wendy Scott The Thomas...
The curriculum guidance for the Foundation Stage is finally out and one of the most important and exciting aspects of the documentation is the emphasis placed on play as a key mode of learning for...
Children speaking different languages, or very little at all, learn to communicate happily at a nursery visited by Annette Rawstrone.
More nurseries are playing a major role in delivering training courses for EYTs. Hannah Crown reviews their performance.
As more settings create their own curriculums, there is a growing need for pedagogical leaders. By Charlotte Goddard
Dr Karen Wickett, lecturer in early childhood studies at Plymouth Institute of Education, says that children's need to adjust to school should not be forgotten
This is the time of year when parents may start showing anxiety about their young child's upcoming entry to school. Penny Tassoni suggests ways to ease the transition While it is easy to focus on the...