The donation of free computer equipment last year has had interesting implications for the early years settings that received it. Jenny Benjamin does a follow-up Christmas came early last year for 14...
Parents wanting a signed communication form for their child today are spoiled for choice - and teachers confused, says Radhika Holmstrom British Sign Language (BSL) teacher Cath Smith is aware of the...
These books for the very young are designed to grab their interest and keep it, with the help of pop-up, lift-the-flap and press-the-button surprises Pop-ups
As we move towards the ‘new normal’, National Play Week (from 21 June) provides an opportunity to raise the profile of play and place it at the heart of our practice, says Early Years Alliance chief...
The Steiner approach to early education is gaining popularity as a way to counter over-formalisation in mainstream schooling, as Mary Evans discovers The Austrian philosopher and educator Rudolf...
Why must every children's centre include a qualified teacher? This seems outrageous, as it discriminates between nursery nurses and teachers. Does the Government think a nursery nurse cannot do the...
On the subject of fees (Letters, 29 July), at New Rainbow Pre-school we have successfully obtained a grant from the West Cumbria Coalfields Regeneration Community Chest to pay a year's room rental....
Representatives from the 'best of the best' Sure Start services gathered at Lancaster House in London on 6 December for the annual Sure Start Partners in Excellence awards. The 18 award winners,...
'Children today inhabit a different world. We grew up in a literary environment, but now children think visually because of television and video games. My books are written for a visual generation. I...
Ofsted's Gill Jones explains why she considers Reception to be the most important year of a child's school life