Karen Hart unpicks Standard 1 of the Early Years Teacher criteria, and offers an insight into how trainees might demonstrate the standard and embed it into their practice.
by Audrey Osler and Hugh Starkey (Trentham Books, 20.99, ISBN: 1!9781858563848)
Community backing for Sure Start programmes in one deprived area has been won over with a combination of roadshows, public meetings and questionnaires. The Sure Start partnership board in Salford,...
Amid criticism of the proposed Early Learning Goals, Meredith Jones Russell finds out how the European BRIC project put community at the heart of learning experiences
Headteachers must be equipped for a public community role if they are to effectively lead extended schools, according to a senior researcher at the thinktank Demos. John Craig, who has carried out...
Supporting Families in the Foundation Years sets out proposals for parents to access their free entitlement at the earlier time of 7am, or later at 7pm. James Hempsall outlines how one nursery is...
(Photograph) - Little Learners nursery in Catford, London, beat 15 other exhibitors to win 'best dressed stand' at the Childcare Fair in Lewisham. Co-managers and sisters Miranda and Marsha Charles...
The extension to the free entitlement to 15 hours per week is to go ahead from September as planned.
Children need an enthusiastic mediator if they are to develop a love for books. Opal Dunn explains how to help under-threes build a solid foundation for literacy Parents and carers often feel...