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With high rates of stress in the early years workforce, allowing staff to have relaxing breaks away from the children is crucial. Annette Rawstrone reports on how settings are prioritising, and...
Activating the intrinsic motivation of children, rather than using artificial means of persuasion such as stickers, will make them keen learners, says Professor Tina Bruce
The increasingly popular BASE Babywatching programme aims to boost children’s empathy in order to tackle violence in schools and beyond. Griselda Kellie-Smith and Andrea Perry explain how it works
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A delightful book about a giant will give you lots of big ideas for activities for young children, as these suggestions from Judith Stevens demonstrate A project about size can be exciting and...
Interaction and role play are the remedies suggested by Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan when a young child seems detached and unengaged in the nursery day Q A two-year-old attending pre-school finds it...
* Willows Centre for Children in Portsmouth has been rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted in a recent inspection. The centre, which up until recently catered for 40 children aged nought to four with learning...
Letting children loose on a bunch of planks and swings is not conducive to sound physical development - intelligent guidance and planning are needed, writes Anne O'Connor.
Delay in language development can negatively impact emotional well-being and relationship-building. Jo Parkes discovers how one nursery school is helping children to overcome it
Laurel Farm Kindergarten makes the most of its rural setting for children to learn life skills and enrich their learning through play that engages with animals and nature. Nereida Olives explains.