Is everyone ready for the Early Years Foundation Stage? Well, up to a point, as our survey of attitudes to the EYFS and Early Years Professionals carried out by The Consortium shows (see News, page...
With the arrival of the EYFS Profile Handbook, Jan Dubiel highlights some significant changes to the structure and content of the Profile.
Making simple cookery a priority in your club can also lead to healthier eating, advises Fiona Hamilton-Fairley. it is not often that I meet a child who doesn't like cooking. I can still remember the...
Formal early reading methods are about to get a tighter grip on young children.
Children from many nationalities are learning together at a school which also provides a rich cultural experience for early years practitioners. Their daily life is described by staff at the...
Small nanny agencies across Scotland are being forced out of the market because of the 'high fees and added bureaucracy' associated with the Care Commission's registration process. Since 1 April 2003...
The Oxford-Durham study: a randomised, controlled trial of dietary supplementation with fatty acids in children with developmental co-ordination disorder This trial of dietary supplementation with...
* Modern Apprenticeships were re-launched at a summit in London earlier this week by the Learning Skills Council (LSC) in a bid to tackle skills shortages in a range of industries and services,...
Story retold by Anne O'Connor; illustrations by Georgie Birkett; story ideas, page 20. Once there was an old man. In his garden, he planted a little turnip.
Despite hanging back on developing a Facebook page for the Old Station nursery group, managing director Sarah Steel now believes that online networking can form part of a coherent social media plan.