Observing the level of involvement that children show in their play can tell you much about their emotional well-being, says Anne O'Connor.
by Jennie Lindon (Practical Pre-school Books, 12.50, ISBN 978-1-90457-593-1)
Essential Skills for Managers of Child-Centred Settings By Emma Isles-Buck and Shelley Newstead
What are the common problems with recruiting suitable people, and why does this come up so much in Ofsted reports? Hannah Crown looks at good practice at Elmscot
Private day nurseries have shown overwhelming support for keeping or tightening up the ratio of one adult to eight children currently set out in the care standards for three- to five-year-olds in...
Teamwork can be regarded as the building block of children's services.
Edited by Martin Robb and Rachel Thomson (OUP, 19.99, ISBN 9781847426819)