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Pennie Akehurst, former head of the Early Years and Childcare Service at Derbyshire County Council, looks at how settings can replace the recently axed Ofsted self-evaluation form
Practice guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage.
The importance of crawling to physical and mental development, and how to encourage it, is explained by Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly.
A baby's desire to discover new things causes her to reach out as soon as she is able and begin to develop hand/eye co-ordination. Baby gyms, with their various features and accessories, help...
Further to the eight-page pull-out section on outdoor play (5 April), I found parts of the section very informative and some of the ideas very useful. However, I work in a playgroup setting and can...
Kicking off a new series exploring the revised Development Matters guidance, Dr Julian Grenier looks at the first two key features of effective practice within the document: ‘The best for every child’...
Early years organisation PACEY has commissioned research into the decline in childminding and the reasons for it, as the latest Ofsted statistics show a fall of 1,000 childminders in a three-month...
This rhyming card game is a fun number activity for all the children Resources Five cards with a picture of a caterpillar on each and a number from1 to 5. On the reverse, a picture of a butterfly and...
What's the new APEL qualification for working childcarers all about? The tasks successful candidates must do and the understanding they must demonstrate are set out here The Level 3 Certificate in...
In part three of our series, we look at how providers in Wales delivering the country’s various funded places are diversifying what they offer to remain sustainable. By Leah Jones