Trips away from the nursery can provide a wealth of opportunities for learning, both on the day and back in the setting. Julian Grenier has some ideas to get you started Many of my most pleasurable...
Debbie Sheach criticises Montessori education as being unsuitable 'for preparing nursery children for school' on the alleged grounds that a Montessori environment has 'a distinct lack of social...
Books from publishers' series and one based on a popular children's television show are reviewed by Alison Boyle Small World series:
Get children in the habit of exploring, observing and recording their environment as they embark on a new project with activities from Jean Evans This four-part project on 'My Neighbourhood' starts...
The University of Cambridge and the Early Intervention Foundation are asking for input from practitioners to create a new resource library for early years professionals.
What is the Foundation Stage Profile? It is a new way of summing up the progress and learning needs of children in reception classes. All it requires is for staff to observe and assess throughout the...
Tessa Winters, Stramash Tornagrain Inverness
A nursery group that has built up a powerful reputation in a relatively short space of time tells Karen Faux how they did it.
Transitions can present challenges, but in the right situation children can be surprisingly adaptable, says Working Mum.