I am really sad that Hazel Robinson had such a negative experience of trying to register as a childminder (Letters, 23 August), for I have been a registered childminder for 12 years and have found it...
One of the bonuses of producing a weekly magazine is that we can keep readers right up to date with all the hottest news. This week's news pages are packed with the latest stories on pay and...
In the first of a new photocopiable series for parents and practitioners, Jennie Lindon shows how young children's fine motor abilities develop from birth to three years
I want to explain in more detail the reforms to Sure Start and early years services that I announced last week.
There is plenty of free material around to help you plan activities or inspire ideas for discussion in your out-of-school facilities, something which is especially welcome if your budget is tight....
Organising children to sing songs along to actions or stories is the focus of another movement session by Helen Bilton.
The goal of opening 29 children's centres by March 2008 is getting nearer for Oxfordshire County Council, as another seven centres have received official status. The new children's centres are...
Trampolining can help develop co-ordination, balance, spatial awareness, strength and suppleness. Looking ahead to winter months, trampolining is also an activity that children could continue, whether...
The spotlight is firmly on caring for birth to threes - the theme of this year's essay competition (opposite). First, <B>Lena Engel</B> looks at outdoor play for this age group
Letting children make decisions and help with tasks is a good way to keep yourself from making mountains out of molehills when you disagree, says Lena Engel Generally, most adults, including early...