Nine new day nurseries are to be created and a further nine developed across England with grants worth nearly 500,000 from the New Opportunities Fund. The grants are part of the NOF's 85m Building...
Funky Footprints and Funky Keyboard are two new products that create sound effects and 'music' by pressing a series of pads. Funky footprints is designed for children from 12 months old. It uses...
Dip into a project on frogs as an opportunity to explore the lifecycle of the natural world plus a range of learning activities, with these suggestions from Wendy E Scott As the weather begins to...
<P> European funding for childcare training has hit a sudden shortfall, leaving many childcarers deeply frustrated, says <STRONG> Mary Evans </STRONG> </P>
What bedevils a nursery market where under-occupied settings are being forced to close, while others thrive? Simon Vevers looks at the forces behind the changes Atale of three private nurseries: the...
The values nurtured in the early years shape how children approach the wider world later in life. But which values are beneficial and how do we balance different interests? By Marion Dowling
'Quick-buck' nurseries are taking advantage in deprived areas, says Helen Penn.