Children will love making storybook gingerbread houses that look almost too good to eat, says Miranda Walker The tradition of baking gingerbread houses originated in Germany, but now these traditional...
Are you cut out for the job of running your own nanny agency? Find out with these questions by Helen Kewley You are a qualified, experienced nanny, well established in your local area, respected by...
(Photograph) - Judges of the Heinemann and Nursery World Childcare Student of the Year award toasted this year's winner, Catherine Marlow (centre left), at a ceremony at the Early Years and Primary...
I think Annabel Tall (Letters, 1 July) is not looking far enough. She believes the needs of children with medical/physical special needs such as Down's syndrome or cerebral palsy are being 'lumped in...
By Jane Drake, a partnership advisory teacher in Leeds and author of Planning Children's Play and Learning in the Foundation Stage and Organising Play in the Early Years (David Fulton) To form a clear...
Specimen lifting policy based on that used by Pocklington Montessori Nursery School and with advice from BackCare: It is the aim of the setting to reduce the risk of physical injury from lifting by:
Essays on child poverty have been published in a new collection by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Maintaining momentum: promoting social mobility and life chances from early years to...
Observation is central to assessment for the new Progress Check at Two and the revised EYFS Profile, says Jan Dubiel, national development co-ordinator for Early Excellence.
Children can get involved in photography as the subjects or the snappers - and they may not even need a camera. Miranda Walker offers ideas for fun taking pictures with digital cameras coming down in...