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Despite the ongoing difficulties facing the early years sector, including an increasing number of closures, the UK market has shown a great deal of resilience. Ben Barbanel, head of debt finance at...
I was delighted to read about the new Early Years Practitioner status and eagerly read the consultation online. At last I felt there was an opportunity for me to remain a 'hands-on' practitioner, yet...
In the first part of her article on early years curriculum, Professor Elizabeth Wood explains why a broader approach is needed
Nursery providers could be hit by Government proposals to make it illegal for employers to include the eight bank holidays in workers' statutory 20-day annual leave entitlement. The move to extend...
Nine nurseries have been ‘named and shamed’ on the latest minimum wage offenders list. How did they get there, and how easy was it to fall foul of the rules? Ruth Stokes reports
Principles * Investigate objects and materials by using all of their senses as appropriate (p86)
Principles * (Providing) an environment with a wide range of activities indoors and outdoors that stimulate children's interest and curiosity (p82)
Exploration and investigation The following topics to explore and investigate are interesting to most young children:
Principle * Providing activities based on first-hand experiences that encourage exploration, observation, problem solving, prediction, critical thinking, decision making and discussion (p82)
New figures from a food bank charity show more than one million people used its food banks in the last 12 months.