Protection of Children (Scotland) Bill, so that non-regulated organisations will also be required to refer unsuitable people to the list of persons deemed unsuitable to work with children (News, 12...
Creativity and confidence grew from a unique project when a nursery invited an artist in residence to work with children in its outdoor area. Annette Rawstrone reports Exploring and creating spaces,...
Children's speech development is like a journey with the same destination whatever language they are using, says Penny Tassoni - but success depends on their guides The journey of how children learn...
I read with interest Nursery World's article on the NVQ assessor shortage (News, 2 June). At the time of reading I considered myself, an NVQ assessor, and my co-assessor fortunate to have a college...
Flower gardens let children explore the world of flora and fauna all year round, and can be provided by every setting, explains Diana Lawton.
Let children's imagination run riot by creating animals out of all the junk they can lay their hands on. Deborah Sharpe offers ideas Most children either have a pet or wish they did, which is why...
'The low take-up of paid paternity leave indicates that some men are still influenced by our macho culture. The cultural revolution of the 1960s, which the prime minister derided, seems to have passed...
'The post-Freudian view of child-rearing, in which the business of the parent is to offer unconditional love and raise the child's self-esteem, has done the child no favours, or society either'...
'Of all the things we can do for children's health, to drink water is one of the biggest, and as important as food and exercise ' Dr Jonathan Darling, an honorary consultant in paediatrics and child...
'I would urge both the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the trade union to realise that no dispute is solved without a bit of give and take. The fact that they are not talking to each...