Outdoor provision for the early years is set to grow and flourish thanks to funding distributed through local authorities. Annie Davy reports.
Sally Schweizer (Rudolph Steiner Press, 12.95, ISBN 1 85584 124 X, www.rudolphsteinerpress.com). Reviewed by Sandy Green, early years consultant.
With a host of new DVDs and CDs out this autumn, whether you want the children to rest and relax, learn something new or dance, there's plenty to play DVDs
In her sixth and final blog for Nursery World, Kezia Thurgood-Parkes reveals her final marks and where she is beginning the first rung of her career
In the final part of her series on observation to support wellbeing, Dr Sue Allingham focuses on developing the Specific Areas of Learning
How much childcare is available for mothers who work full-time? Pamela Calder, former chair of the Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network and who campaigned in the 70s for better access to childcare,...
Top-up fees have always been a grey area, and now a nursery and county council have been found to have broken the rules following an intervention by the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman. So...
Nursery managers are responsible for all matters relating to the day-to-day running of a day nursery. Their duties include ensuring its daily management is in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and...
It may be hard to identify dyslexic children when they show many of the same traits as those without it. Phoebe Doyle offers some insight.
Practitioners should aim to give children the best possible chance for meaningful communication and language learning, advises Kay Mathieson.