When doing cookery with disabled children, it is a good idea to keep the session quite short and make the groups as small as possible. Lots of praise and encouragement while the children are doing the...
Large equipment can be a big investment, so here are some pointers to help make sure you choose what's right for your setting.
Busy Bees Nursery in Ledbury had ‘an enormous amount of fun’ celebrating Outdoor Classroom Day.
Discover the additional options for exploring sounds and music using some imagination in your setting's outdoor area, suggests Jan White.
Nursery manager Kathryn Peckham has set about solving her setting's storage problems by encouraging staff to some up with creative solutions, using everyday objects.
This week: Fluffy painting - lines and patterns in special paint to promote early marks and writing Aspect: A Competent Learner Component: representing Walkers, talkers and pretenders
Leading early childhood experts have warned that a focus on 'outcomes' in Government childcare policy is failing to put the interests of children first.
How does music link to learning and development, and what are the best ways to introduce musical opportunities for all age groups? Penny Tassoni investigates
Enjoy some tasty activities and learn about sharing through the story of a bear who bakes cherry cakes, suggests Jean Evans You Can Do It, Sam by Amy Hest (Walker Books, 4.99) is a charming picture...
Bought the Just Learning nursery in Cambourne where a ten-month-old child choked to death in 2006 and which closed down in the wake allegations made in a BBC 'Whistleblower' programme, (News, 28...