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In her third article on Early Years Teacher training options, Charlotte Goddard finds out how one aspiring practitioner is combining the qualification with her undergraduate degree
It seems that getting the language of early years education and childcare right is a struggle for Government speech writers. Take education secretary Ruth Kelly's words to the IPPR last week (see...
The environment we provide for children should meet their needs to a point where they can direct their own play and learning, says Anne O'Connor.
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Organising a topic on My home may appear deceptively simple but, as this issue of Nursery Topics will show, it is a project that needs a lot of planning and is a subject that has to be dealt with...
Formative assessment means assessment to inform planning. To plan effectively, formative assessment needs to be based on observations of the children in action, both in self-chosen play and planned...
Practitioners may find opening up an activity focusing on imagination will catch children from outside the original group, says Jane Drake Observation in setting
Early years settings can apply researchers' scales to self-evaluate their own practice. Mary Evans outlines how the scales work.
Close observation of children involved with small-world play can provide a wealth of opportunities to develop their oracy and language skills, writes Anne O'Connor
For once I agree with the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses when it says that the Government is dumbing down daycare standards (News, 15 March). NVQ level 2 is too low for anything. I am also...