Choosing toys for the rising threes should take account of their language acquisition and development of imaginative role play. Jenny Benjamin offers some pointers As we have seen from the earlier...
At an early years fringe event in Manchester shadow education minister Lucy Powell criticised Ofsted’s chief inspector for his recent comments about childminders.
Three settings that are part of academy school groups explain their ethos and the thinking behind their curriculum and practice. Charlotte Goddard reports
You can count on developing children's abilities to estimate and predict in a project on numbers, says Jane Drake Provide children with exciting opportunities to use numbers by supplementing basic...
I read 'Nutrition off the menu at childminders' (News, 23 February) with interest and concern. I have been a registered childminder for more than seven years and I have always given the children in my...
I had seen Bisakha Sarker's awe-inspiring Indian dancing in the theatre and eagerly invited her to join our project. During her visits to Rainford Village Playgroup, Bisakha told the children stories...
How settings can meet the requirements of the Prime areas of the EYFS in the baby room. By Penny Tassoni
The continuing refusal of the Government to contemplate registering nannies or allowing parents tax credits for employing them is leading to a boom in schemes that set nannies up as limited companies...
A new report outlines what nurseries and childminders can do to close the gap in maths attainment for children, especially for those from less privileged backgrounds.
Some nurseries are becoming even more inclusive by hiring staff with disabilities. <B> Catherine Gaunt </B> hears how to do it