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Nursery nurses are notoriously badly paid, even though their work is increasingly demanding. For many, home ownership is out of reach -a recent survey found that a pair of nursery nurses on average...
Who should get the nannies' vote in the general election? A quick glance at the parties' promises sees the Conservatives offering families a 50 a week tax credit per under-five child regardless of the...
John Stringer, who gives a seminar on science for juniors and infants at the Under 12s show on Saturday, October 6, looks at how to set free the spirit of enquiry in children from the foundation stage...
Winner - Achieving Early, Achievement for All, Newbury, Berkshire
* This series aims to demonstrate the type of activity practitioners should provide to help children of different experiences progress towards a given goal, ie stepping stone 4. * The stepping stones...
Key Stage 1 teachers will be breathing a sigh of relief that the SATs period is finally over for another year. But there is a growing lobby of educationalists and early years specialists calling for...
GIFTED AND TALENTED IN THE EARLY YEARS: Practical activities for children aged 3 to 5. By Margaret Sutherland. (Paul Chapman, ISBN 1 4129 03 68 8, 16.99, 020 73 248500) Reviewed by Miranda Walker,...
Name: Lucy Scott Job title: Hospital playworker Name of department and organisation: Specialised Play Department, Birmingham Children's Hospital Location: Birmingham Duties
* Children are portrayed as victims in nearly one in three news stories, claims a global study of newspaper coverage. The study, conducted in 24 countries by the World Association of Newspapers, found...
Not long ago, in 1998, when early years practitioners were questioning the sense of earlier entry into schools, Chris Woodhead vehemently opposed any suggestion that this was not in the best interests...