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The call by Alan Bentley, chairman of nursery group Childcare Corporation, for the private nursery sector to form a new trade association to represent its interests may seem to have come out of the...
In response to 'When an inspector calls' (Letters, 4 August), while I empathise with the situation of private nurseries, I can assure the writer that inspections in schools are no easier. I was a...
The Nursery World Show 2010 last weekend was a fantastic occasion, with the stands bustling and the seminars packed out with visitors eager to hear from leading experts in the early years sector (full...
Have oodles of fun keeping children busy with an art kit from Bostik full of pipe cleaners, beads, felt shapes, pom poms, straws and Blu-Tack, plus an instruction leaflet suggesting lots of things to...
Despite its many plus points, it is time to update Development Matters, explains Dr Julian Grenier, who is leading the work to revise it
Children and their parents cannot be forced back into traditional roles.
Sharing a book creates a partnership between a young child and their carer that will promote their attention, social awareness and a habit of reading for pleasure. Anne O'Connor shows why. Photographs...
Our selection covers a whole range of childcare issues and offers information and advice for both staff and parents Small Talk by Dr Richard C Woolfson (Hamlyn, 14.99) is written as a guide to...
Naomi Eisenstadt has been appointed Chief Advisor on Children's Services. She will play a key part in the Every Child Matters programme on improving the quality of policy and practice. Ms Eisenstadt...
Try this true or false quiz by Meg Jones, childcare and early years consultant 1. Crying is the only way children in the early years are able to express their feelings.