Nursery World became a media star last week, as the magazine celebrated its 80th birthday with a special edition looking back over eight decades of childcare development and advice. The Times was the...
The latest Oftsed review has found steady improvements in the quality of early years education and childcare provision in daycare settings year-on-year.
A project on animals offers huge scope for children's learning across the early years curriculum and a seemingly limitless list of animals on which to focus: pets, farm animals, minibeasts, birds,...
We need to have the vision to create a national infrastructure for school-age childcare, says the chief executive of Kids' Clubs Network, Anne Longfield For many years, Kids' Clubs Network (KCN) has...
Playday, the annual celebration of children's play, taking place on 2 August, has as this year's theme 'Play, naturally', says the Children's Play Council. The CPC will research the loss of play...
The decision to close the old Falkirk Police Station and build a new one triggered a two-year project for the children at Wellside Kindergarten, as its staff explain In July 2003, the decision was...
Incorrect postage was given in the resources round-up, 'In Stock' (News, 2 December). Readers wanting a copy of 'Clean and healthy start to school' should supply an SAE with 42p postage for first...
* At any one time local authorities in England look after 58,000 children. * About 20 per cent of children in local authority care - over 10,000 - are four years old or younger.
Follow our pointers to help you gather evidence for NVQ Level 3, Unit C17 - the care and education of children with special needs. Read our advice in conjunction with Level 3 standards in Early Years...