The sustained fall in the number of nursery schools over the past years has been a crying shame. Their role as beacons of excellent practice and in developing great nursery practitioners has not saved...
The North of England’s first outdoor nursery has been shut down due to the setting becoming unviable.
In Mary Evans' report 'Put in the shade' (10 April), she asks, 'If we do not have teachers in the (Early Excellence) centres, how are they (presumably the children) going to relate to education?' She...
Thinking is at the root of young children's creative efforts as they use the information and experience they already have to come up with their own ideas and work towards expression, says Jan Dubiel,...
I write in response to Lisa Steele-Bevan's letter ('Impractical training', 10 November) in respect of newly qualified staff. I have been involved in childcare NVQs for approximately eight years and...
In this fast-moving world that we live in, many of us spend much of our day racing against time, hopping in and out of cars, even for short journeys. Children, too, are often swept along with our busy...
More than 40 per cent of health visitor training places have been cut in England this year, according to a healthcare trade union. Amicus/Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association...
New standards for community health and social care will aim to give children access to age-appropriate services based on their individual needs. The National Service Framework (NSF) for Children,...
Two award-winning 'green' nurseries in North Lanarkshire have received special praise from deputy education minister Nicol Stephen.
Children from Gaynes Park nursery and pre-school in Upminster, Essex, brightened up the day for the folks at Freshfields Residential Home, singing songs and staging their own version of TV show...