One of the most common ailments among pre-school children, and its symptoms and treatment, are examined by doctors at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital What is tonsillitis?
As one of the professionals closest to a child, with a responsibility for building a strong relationship with parents, the key person is crucial to an effective integrated review. Dr Kay Mathieson...
September sees the arrival of new children to many nurseries and George Dent Nursery School, Darlington, is no exception. Very young children are encouraged to feel at home by joining in with simple...
Young children need time every day to have direct and meaningful contact with the natural world. Gardening and growing - preparing, planting, nurturing, enjoying and eating, and simply exploring and...
The handover to Ofsted's Early Years Directorate, which is taking over the registration and inspection of childcare for the under-eights from 3 September, has worried some practitioners. But they have...
Your curate's egg of a report on the National Association of Education Inspectors' conference (News, 12 July) was encouraging in its highlighting of the importance of play in the early years, but...
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Abbey Charitable Trust is offering one-off donations of 500 to 2,500 to charities committed to supporting disadvantaged children in local communities. See www.aboutabbey. com or call the Charitable...