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Childcarers in Edinburgh will have access to heavily subsidised training from this autumn as the city's programme to boost qualification levels swings into action. The local council has worked with...
Creative materials are likely to be available by the crateload at a scrapstore near your early years setting. <STRONG> Meg Jones </STRONG> rummages around
Research Studies in Early Childhood Education. Edited by Cathy Nutbrown. (Trentham Books, 16.99, 01782 745567) Reviewed by Denni Morrison, lecturer in psychology and child development at Hertford...
The issue of the shortage of men in childcare and early years education has definitely moved up the agenda this year, with the Government's new advertising campaign looking to attract more male...
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...
It was very heartening to hear Jane Cole, a member of the DfES Foundation Stage team, pledge last week that outdoor play would be accorded its proper place in the forthcoming framework covering birth...
The amount of state intervention in the lives of individuals is a particularly pointed issue in childcare and parenting, with government interference in all areas constantly referred to as 'the nanny...
Dealing with conflict is an important life skill, so practitioners must weigh up when to step in and provide a solution – and when to let the children sort it out for themselves, explains Nicola...
Is it a nanny's job to sort out differences between brothers or sisters? Simon Vevers looks at the art of striking a balance 'That's mine, not yours!' 'You can't ride a bike as well as me!' 'He always...
The process of systematically watching and listening to children and documenting what practitioners see and hear is central to good practice, say Professor Chris Pascal and Professor Tony Bertram.