Don't let boredom lead to bad behaviour by the older children in your club. Deborah Sharpe offers ways for them to create their own space and pastimes within the group Caroline and Marcus arrive and...
CHILD-INITIATED Encourage the children to draw self-portraits as part of related child-initiated activities.
How can a setting improve its curriculum for autistic children? Thomas Coram Nursery School and Centre, which has thought hard on improving outcomes for children on this diverse spectrum, has some...
Activities and resources that early years settings already offer will take on a special significance for refugees RESOURCES
The process of active learning is a two-way experience between children and practioners, says Neil Farmer.
In this final feature on play types, Philip Waters looks at how planning, monitoring and evaluating can be achieved easily using play types as a starting point to ensure that a child-centred approach...
Puffin and Comic Relief have donated prizes that you could win for your setting. There are five hampers full of Charlie and Lola goodies, including books and DVDs, Dubble bars and much more, worth...
Like other private nursery providers in Kent, we are very angry about the conditions we are required to sign up to. Why is Kent so different in its approach to other local authorities? We suspect it...
The 'welcome session' at the Rainbow Centre is an opportunity to develop the communication skills of our special needs children, who are split into two groups in the morning depending on their needs....
Feeling restless or ambitious but not quite sure where to take your childcare skills next? Crechendo Training is offering courses for professional development that will particularly suit nannies and...