* The National Day Nurseries Association is set to expand its services throughout England by making a number of new appointments. It is looking to recruit a training development co-ordinator and six...
Will Ofsted’s new definition of teaching in the early years be a game changer for practice in the Foundation Stage in schools, particularly Reception classes? This is one of the key questions to be...
Presentation makes a big difference with intriguing stories for children in this month's books reviewed by Alison Boyle BAKER CAT. By Posy Simmonds. (Cape, 10.99)
Tapestry’s Ben Case explains how attending the recent Nursery World curriculum conference helped him to reflect on the importance of being culturally inclusive and taking an evidence-based approach.
Communication with a carer can be the key to overcoming a child's challenging behaviour, say members of the Camden Early Years Intervention Team A pioneering partnership of education and health...
ICT is already a part of young children's lives, says Ruth Pimentel, and with the right resources Foundation Stage practitioners can incorporate it across all areas of their learning Technology is an...
Making Literacy Real: Theories and practices for learning and teaching. By Joanne Larson and Jackie Marsh. (Sage, 19.99, 020 7324 8500, 1 4129 0331 9) Reviewed by Marian Whitehead, language and early...
The nursery education grant currently funds each child at our pre-school for up to five sessions of two-and-a-half hours per week for 11 weeks per term - a total of 33 weeks a year. Yet a...