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...
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...
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...
Nominations are being sought for the 2008 Professional Nanny of the Year award, organised by the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses (PANN).
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,...
'British children are some of the worst behaved I've met. Not all of them, but maybe 80 per cent are pretty bad. They behave in a way that would not be allowed in my country. Many times I have met...
'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...
The first phase of the National Evaluation of Children's Trusts has been published at www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/childrens-trusts/national-evaluation. The report looks at the 35 Children's Trust...