Mini Explorers Day Nursery in Sandy, Bedfordshire got involved with the local carnival under a ‘Best of British’ theme.
I am a final-year A-level student hoping to train to be a nursery teacher. To become qualified I will need to train for four years to gain a degree. I chose teaching over childcare because of the...
(Photograph) - Bear doctor Susan Streete gives seven-year-old Rebekah Gahan advice on how to care for her teddy during Teddy's Day Out, part of the Teddy Bear Story exhibition at the Museum of...
We have been undertaking a 'healthy eating' policy at our pre-school when we have snacks each morning and have been promoting this instead of the usual milk and a biscuit. We recently received this...
By Sally Brown, an NVQ assessor in Cyprus My friend Jane is very arty. Give her a piece of rope and a block of wood and she'd fiddle for a bit, then produce a masterpiece. But she can't do jigsaw...
Another survey out this month from the trend-analysers the Future Foundation asked 522 parents who they trust the most when it comes to their child's welfare. Nannies ranked 5.8 to 6 on a 1-10 scale,...
Series guide Poor resourcing and planning are the greatest barriers to high-quality outdoor play. In this series, Jan White and Gail Ryder Richardson of Learning Through Landscapes' early years team...
'Scottish women are becoming the poorsisters of Europe.' Alyson Thomson of the Equal Opportunities Commission Scotland on research showing the average weekly full-time wage for a Scottish man is...
'I heard it said recently that partnership is the mutual suppression of mutual loathing in pursuit of Government funding' Ivan Lewis, minister for young people and learning, speaking at the National...
Don't put all your eggs in one basket - set some aside for the children to decorate a homemade symbol of spring, says Hilary White We always put up Christmas trees, so, with Easter coming up, why not...