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The Liberal Democrats have raised the stakes in the debate on early years education in the run up to the Scottish parliamentary elections by calling for a full-time 'transition' year at age five so...
Specimen lifting policy based on that used by Pocklington Montessori Nursery School and with advice from BackCare: It is the aim of the setting to reduce the risk of physical injury from lifting by:
Children's fascination with new and strange things is an essential part of human nature. Philip Waters looks at how this trait can be encouraged during play the little boy stuffed part of a sticky,...
The conclusions of the Good Childhood Inquiry's final report are not borne out in early years settings' practice, argues Pat Gordon-Smith.
Sheffield Children's Centre is in the heart of Britain's fourth largest city, but staff are more likely to think of it as being at the centre of the global community.,We have 125 children under five...
Further to 'In my view' by Sue Griffin (29 April), as a registered childminder and a tutor who delivers the compulsory training course for registered childminders, I feel I must also respond to Sarah...
Plans to ensure individuals working in early years settings have reference checks, and new requirements to follow up if a child is absent from nursery for a prolonged period of time, are some of the...
Plans for a shared database that will hold basic records on every child under 18 in England from 2008 have been set out by the DfES. The Information Sharing Index is intended to improve good practice...
Phonics is currently the subject of my dissertation for my early years degree. I have used a collection of ways to introduce phonics to a small group of six children working within the Foundation...
An early years expert has warned of the need for early years settings to have an effective whistleblowing policy in place, in light of the high profile court case of paedophile Vanessa George.