An assessment of the children's centre programme based on visits to centres around the country points up what it may need to succeed. Simon Vevers reports The clock is ticking. The Government has 14...
Now that you are ready to develop your outdoor area, check that you will be making the most of it and of your own responsibilities as an educator The real challenge in outdoor learning is in the...
Last week's online poll question was 'Should nutritional regulations apply to all early years settings?'
The age at which children can pedal and steer varies but these skills can be encouraged with a range of safe and appealing ride-on toys. They will soon be happily propelling themselves around the...
Have a go at trying out another way to talk with the children in your care, using these tips from language consultant Opal Dunn As more nannies join holiday tour companies each season to work in their...
Bank Hall Kindergarten in Leyland, Lancashire has recently received an Outstanding rating from Ofsted.
Staff and children at Milland Valley Nursery School in Liphook held a party for families and friends
Nursery teacher Jenny Ellis is haunted by a ghost of Christmas past when she organised an end-of-term show where children didn't always stick to the script Every nursery teacher will recognise the...
Increasingly, current educational policy seeks measurable academic results rather than a child's holistic development. In her new book A Child's Work, early education pioneer Vivian Gussin Paley...