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Thirty children's centres could be created by March 2006 from a combination of new and existing provision under plans by Lancashire County Council. New buildings housing seven children's centres are...
Our candidates are embarking on their learning journeys and I wanted to give you a flavour of what they are currently experiencing in the first month of the EYPS. All candidates have attended an...
It's hard to remember when a Government appointment was met with quite such an enthusiastic welcome. The news that Lesley Staggs has become the first-ever national director of the Foundation Stage is...
Most parents find that there are moments in their children's lives that seem particularly special. One of those must be the point when your child turns around and says 'Look, I can write my name now!'
Use these ten key points as possible lead-ins for discussion at a staff meeting or with parents and carers: 1 What experience of print do children have outside of the home/setting? 2 Are there plenty...
Use the following questions as starting points to evaluate the ways in which you approach parental involvement. 1 To what extent do the 'Common Features of Effective Practice' and the 'Principles for...
By Margaret Edgington, an early years consultant The recent report Teaching Literacy and Mathematics in Reception Classes is one of the most unprofessional and poorly-researched pieces of work I have...
More early years settings are glad they let children of different ages mingle together through the day. They tell Annette Rawstrone why.
In the first of a new series on planning for the Foundation Stage, <B> Jane Drake </B> focuses on the book area to show how practitioners can think ahead in the long, medium and short term for...