The voluntary sector has improved more than any other type of provision, according to the first large-scale study of childcare across England since the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education...
'People who help us' is the theme of a new free resource for early years workers from toy manufacturer Fisher-Price. The pack, which comes with a cassette of stories and songs and a reversible height...
Problems can arise when a member of staff is promoted to a management role. Mary Evans suggests ways to achieve a smooth transition. 'Six months ago I was promoted to deputy manager. It was my first...
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...
For my ADCE qualification I am researching practitioners' regard for combined outdoor play and learning environments. I have prepared a questionnaire that takes about ten minutes to complete. I would...
Get in the groove with a dinosaur dance and develop children's motor skills negotiating a simple obstacle course, as Lena Engel suggests Area of learning
Get on track for developing skills and using materials in progressive stages by making trains, says Lena Engel Area of learning:
The Out-of-School Alliance (OOSA) says it has seen a huge increase in the number of providers operating clubs having to hand over the provision to the school in which it is based.