Make the weather into productive fun as children use simple resources to observe it, says Deborah Sharpe Having plenty of seasonal activities on offer throughout the grey and gloomy winter days and...
A close relationship with key children is essential in a holistic approach to planning, and creates a fertile learning ground Many early years practitioners struggle with planning for under-threes,...
Young children have an innate appreciation of music, so it's easy to build on their enthusiasm. Our special eight-page pull-out looks at ways to develop musical awareness through voice, instruments,...
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Two reports highlighting the abrupt transition that children undergo when moving from reception class to Key Stage 1, from play-based learning to a more formal approach, will be welcomed by early...
* Little Angels Nursery in Cramlington, Northumberland, has won 2,500 in the North East regional heat of the Edge Employer Award. The award recognises the best employers in England offering practical...
Homeless children in Ireland will receieve 25 hours of free childcare a week, under new Government plans.
It becomes obvious when you stop to look at the job of nannying for more than a few minutes that nannies are in 'sole charge' not just of children but of their own careers. It's because they work...
Nursery nurses are notoriously badly paid, even though their work is increasingly demanding. For many, home ownership is out of reach -a recent survey found that a pair of nursery nurses on average...
A recent development has seen Jasmine naming colours spontaneously. She clearly knows pink, purple, blue (boo) and orange (noringe). Sometimes she identifies green (geen) too. She likes to build...