Moving responsibility for children from the Department of Health to the Department for Education and Skills could widen the gap between children's and adults' community care services in England,...
Libraries and books are still the most valuable and inescapable tools of the student's trade One of the things you may be worried about is the amount of reading you will be expected to do. You may be...
Inspection is a vital but often stressful experience for children's services. Jackie Nunns explains how to avoid problems and what providers can expect from Ofsted Services for children should be...
Look at reflected images to explore both real and imaginary worlds in these activities using an assortment of resources by Jane Drake
Help children drift off to sleep with this smoothie from The Children’s Sleep Charity Recipe Book, written by Hannah Bailey, a public health nutritionist.
The familiar and fascinating subject of families is one that can be ideally explored through books and role play, says Judith Stevens A topic about families is a perennial favourite. This is to be...
'Intimidating' groups of teenagers hanging out on streets are often ganging together to keep safe and avoid trouble, according to a recent study. The research with families in four disadvantaged areas...
By Suzi Beaman, owner of Holding the Reins Nursery in Plymouth, Devon We have run our nursery and cared for children aged two to five for 12 years. Following our recent transitional Ofsted inspection,...
Professor Kathy Sylva, one of the authors of the EPPSE study, explains why new research into early education places and children's outcomes contradicts their findings.