Pre-schools across the country have been under pressure over recent years to transform themselves from sessional groups meeting a few mornings a week in draughty church halls to providers delivering...
An alternative form of circle time is teaching young children to listen and concentrate. Sharon Garforth explains the programme and training.
There's a skill in sharing something you've learned with your colleagues, and it's more in demand than ever, says Mary Evans.
A survey by Daycare Trust finds 'a gaping hole' in coverage, with wide regional varations. Local authority cuts and the need to follow the EYFS will exacerbate the problem, says Mary Evans.
All nurseries have them, but they devise different ways of managing them. Mary Evans considers the late pick-up On a cold, dark, wet winter's night as the minute hand inches towards six o'clock and...
I first heard about Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) in December 1996 when I attended a two-day introduction to this method of training given by Raymond Simpson and Hilary Kennedy, two psychologists...
Childcare centres in deprived areas could be the remedy for social exclusion, says the Daycare Trust
Promoting childcare as a service and a source of jobs is the aim of recent projects in ethnic minority communities. <B> Mary Evans </B> reports
Promoting childcare as a service and a source of jobs is the aim of recent projects in ethnic minority communities. <B> Mary Evans </B> reports