The cultural dimension of mathematical knowledge Margaret Thatcher once famously sneered at the idea of 'anti-racist mathematics'. To many people mathematics seems a matter of universal, objective...
This popular autumn festival has customs that children will enjoy doing as nursery activities, says Jane Drake Celebrating festivals from a range of faiths can help to develop in young children an...
Using breath and voices expressively When you want to start group singing, these activities help children warm up their bodies and then sing more freely. Take these gently so that children don't get...
Staff and parents were informed of the collapse of a leading Scottish childcare provider just hours before the service was terminated last Monday. KidCare, a not-for-profit organisation whose parent...
By Rob Williams, chief executive of BLISS - the premature baby charity If you happen to be in the Netherlands when you give birth to a premature baby born at less than 25 weeks' gestation, you will...
When Friockheim Nursery near Arbroath in Scotland began its pirate project, staff had no idea how it would grow. 'It all started with two of our boys, Dale and Tommy,' said nursery teacher Karen...
Parents experiencing tough financial times will need all the support they can get, so keep channels of communication open, says nursery manager Kathryn Peckham.
Zaynah is the first child to feature in our series on the Celebrating Young Children project by Jane Cole, regional adviser for the Foundation Stage Zaynah was the first child in her family so her...
... Or in the pink? Colour-coding and crass gender signalling persist even in these times of presumed equality. Anne O'Connor helps practitioners to negotiate the minefield of bias.
What happened when early years teacher Jessica Holme used ‘story grammar’ to get children really involved in storytelling