Babies and children need the warmth of a cuddle - it's vital for their social and emotional development and should be appropriate practice, says Jennie Lindon Helping young children to become aware of...
A nursery is at the heart of a community development within a socially mixed area in the centre of London. Karen Faux reports. Since its launch last October, the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre has...
Play and the characteristics of effective learning (CoEL) have been included in the first draft of ‘Birth to 5 Matters – Guidance by the sector, for the sector’ which is published today.
Meg Barclay, educational consultant and early years reviewer for the School Library Association, reviews books which help children learn about the natural environment and develop a love of nature, as...
The early years team at Learning through Landscapes give ideas for learning through play outdoors with ribbons. Ideas to explore Enjoy dancing together around a maypole
Childcare providers have been invited by the Inland Revenue to suggest ways to improve the childcare tax credit element of its new employment tax credit, which is to replace the Working Families Tax...
When well-known Rastafarian poet Levi Tafari first visited Carr Mill Infant School, some of the children were nervous in his presence. Two children hid behind the teacher, crying and faking ailments....
Taking risks is an necessary part of learning independence. Jennie Lindon looks at assessing the dangers with parents Young children like making dens, climbing into boxes or up planks, and they need...
<P> A new initiative helps childcare providers choose the quality assurance scheme that can best benefit their practice, says the <B> Sure Start Unit </B> </P>
A round-up of products that will encourage young children to become explorers, viewing the world close up or in a different light. Compiled by Ruth Thomson.