An innovative programme for parents puts the fun into fundamentals of bonding and playing with their baby. Ruth Thomson hears how.
Evidence is mounting that private and voluntary nurseries' participation in the Nursery Education Grant scheme is at crisis point, with a survey from the Federation of Small Businesses (see News, page...
The review of the primary school curriculum, to be overseen by Professor Jim Rose, could bring about major improvements if it can tackle the problems of summer-born children under the current system...
Enjoy soil and sand in the first part of a project ideally suited to outdoor play and cross-curricular activities in the classroom, with these ideas by Helen Shelbourne A project such as 'Under Our...
Dip into a project on frogs as an opportunity to explore the lifecycle of the natural world plus a range of learning activities, with these suggestions from Wendy E Scott As the weather begins to...
The design and technology area for Cockfield Primary School nursery class has been organised to ensure the children can access the resources they need with minimum assistance from adults. When...
Tax relief for childcare should be available for all working parents and not just those on lower incomes, Conservative party leader David Cameron has said. In a speech to the National Family and...
By Stephen Burke, director of the Daycare Trust Children's centres are a big idea whose time has arrived. They will bring together a range of services for children and families, from early education...
When you're on duty and emergency strikes, do you flap, or sail through it? Test your mettle with this quiz by Jan Hurst and Sue Hubberstey Are you unflappable whatever happens, or is your nickname...