Help children find their place in the world with activities mapping out walks and the nursery setting itself, from Jane Drake Developing young children's awareness of geographical features in the...
Discover the vast possibilities for play and learning in a treasure trove of shells. Jean Evans suggests activities Ashell collection is a valuable natural resource in any early years setting....
Voluntary organisations with projects based in England have been invited to bid for grants of up to 55,000 each to provide support to families. Beverley Hughes, minister for the family, said,...
What can local authorities do to match up childcare provision to the needs of parents in their area? Colin Horswell looks at steps towards sufficiency.
Chaos in Westminster is doing little to reassure an early years sector that has fought hard for its progress in recent decades
Go outdoors for activities making the most of all weather conditions, with the first part of a project by Jane Drake This project enables children to learn across the curriculum through exciting...
Mary Dickins is an early years consultant (All Together Consultancy/London Met.University)
The current qualification period for employees to bring an unfair dismissal claim to an employment tribunal is one year. From 6 April 2012 employees will require two years' service to do so. However,...
Vidhya Alakeson fears current childcare policy will not ultimately boost quality