A foundation degree course's first graduates welcome the possibilities it has opened for them, but have had to resist being steered into teaching. <B> Barbara Millar </B> reports
One parent whose child regularly went through the trauma of losing his security blanket has designed a new range of comforters called Blankies. They're hand-made squares of fabric measuring 41 x 41cm...
Heyhouses Church of England Nursery School in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire helped to raise funds for Cancer Research and Winston’s Wish by holding a ‘Run for Life’.
Children from Kids Planet in Widnes, Cheshire visited the Catalyst Museum and experimented with lots of different materials to build bridges like the local Runcorn Widnes Bridge.
In the first in a series on preparing for Ofsted inspections, Laura Henry advises on helping children to be healthy The first of the five outcomes by which Ofsted inspects early years settings is...
Try making soft and furry footprints or working out how to paint the shape of a sound. Carole Williams brings home the drama of simple games that stimulate the senses In a world where we can be...
Most nursery settings have a procedure for helping new children to settle in, as <B>Penny Tassoni</B> explains in another cut-out guide for practitioners to offer parents
Tips for saving work from April Jones, director of Computer Kids We all have good intentions at the beginning of the nursery year to keep a tidy desk, sort and file things away and keep on top of all...
The Co-operative Childcare Forum in Wythenshawe, Manchester is part of the Forum Leisure Centre, which allows groups of eight children and three staff members to enjoy half-hour swimming lessons twice...
* Ofsted helpline, 0845 601 4771. * NCMA (tel: 020 8461 6100) has various publications on aspects of childminding.