In our regular series on the Foundation Stage curriculum, Helen Moylett shows how to help children settle in so that they can approach the early learning goals with confidence The Foundation Stage...
A good picture book is your passport to a world of imaginary and role play. Jean Evans shows how Ben and Gran and the Whole, Wide, Wonderful World by Gillian Shields (Macmillan Children's Books, 4.99)...
Day nurseries in England can no longer employ any staff whose backgrounds have not been fully checked, unless there is an 'emergency' at the setting. Ofsted said last week that the prior understanding...
Reference books should form the backbone of any 'library' you attempt to build, and encouraging children to dip into books to find out facts for themselves will sharpen their curiosity and desire to...
As sub-zero temperatures and snow from the ‘Beast from the East’ and incoming Storm Emma batter Britain, early years settings are embracing the wintry weather.
Nursery owners in Kent campaigning against the new rules for the nursery education grant (NEG) for three- and four-year-olds have launched a new association and website aimed at raising awareness...
Educational therapist Andrea Clifford Poston answers your queries about child behaviour Q A six-year-old boy in my class has always been a bit of a bully. Yesterday one of his victims suddenly thumped...
Early years settings and schools have closed today and are only open for the families of key workers and vulnerable children.