Enjoying and exploring maths should not be a matter of worksheets, but finding it first-hand in everyday situations. Julian Grenier explains where carers can start looking
There are many ways for young children to learn respect and appreciation for animals without keeping live ones in their school or nursery, as Marie Charlton explains Rabbits will hopping into focus in...
(Photograph) - Between 2,000 and 3,000 nursery nurses marched through Glasgow on 19 May and then took part in a rally to kick-start the campaign by the public service union Unison to improve their...
Teachers' TV is running a 'Learning for Fun' theme every morning in August. It will also mark the start of Every Child Matters week from 7 August, with programmes showing how carers, teachers and...
(Photograph) - Despite the rain, children descended on North Inch Park in Perth for Playday on 2 August. This year's theme was 'play, naturally', with activities such as face painting, arts and...
(Photograph) - Alys Price, age three-and-a-half, has fun at the Sand and Water Centre organised by Community Playthings for the Pre-school Learning Alliance during its annual conference in the Queen...
Let children get in touch with their senses by making things to feel, sniff, hear and view in the outdoor area. Miranda Walker starts with easily accessible resources children may well be more alert...
Children are facing serious restrictions on adventurous play such as climbing a tree or riding a bike, according to a survey conducted for last week's Playday event.
CRITICAL ISSUES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. Edited by Nicola Yelland. (Open University Press, ISBN 033 5215963 , 18.99, 01628 502 500) Reviewed by Jennie Lindon, psychologist and early years...