In the first of a four-part series on the adult role in supporting early learning, Julie Fisher looks at the different purposes of learning initiated by the adult or the child
Footsteps Nursery Lichfield Road in Tamworth has introduced a school-readiness area, where children can learn to use their vestibular system, helping with their sense of balance, spatial orientation...
These points are intended to be possible starting points for discussion at a staff meeting, or with parents and carers. 1 Do you plan first-hand experiences of writing in real contexts for the...
Kerry Barker celebrated Adult Learning Week with the children at Busy Bees Chislehurst.
Little Steps Day Nursery in Northamptonshire got creative with food recently to celebrate the harvest festival.
Our features the past two months about starting a nanny agency appear to have got readers looking at their own agency practice. Cressida Hoblyn, director of Platinum Nanny Services, is keen to point...
By Kathleen Marshall, Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People My job is about making sure our Government and our country keep the promises made to children in the United Nations...
As nursery schools continue to close all over the country, it could be a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Barbara Riddell and Pauline Trudell argue for rescuing and preserving them.
Get ready to go - and then bring your learning experiences back to the setting for further reflection In the Foundation Stage, children will become increasingly aware of their own surroundings,...
Children at Springfield Nursery in Barnstaple, Devon have enjoyed using homemade frozen ‘lollipop paint sticks.