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The relationships between brothers and sisters are not confined to their home, Jennie Lindon reminds us Whenever a family grows from an only child to two or more, the question arises, 'How well do the...
More than three years ago, when the proposals for the Foundation Stage curriculum were being drawn up, it took a concerted effort from leading early years specialists to ward off an inappropriate and...
Celebrating diversity is a theme running through this week's Nursery World. We report from the World Forum on Early Care and Education held in New Zealand last week, where delegates from more than 50...
Edinburch Council officially opened its new Children and Families Department on 1 April. The department unites the council's existing Education Department and the children and families section of the...
How should I talk to my baby? Taking turns to make noises is the first step towards having a conversation. Copy your baby's babbling noises, then look at them and wait for a 'reply'. Later on, babies...
The developmental characteristics of four- and five-year-old pre-schoolers' drawing The drawings of 17 children in the USwere analysed at ages four and five. At both ages the most commonly used...
A debate in the House of Lords last week flagged up the shortage of speech and language therapists in children's services (see News, page 6). It is not that there are too few people - according to...
By pooling experience and expertise, early years practitioners could bring about real advances in under-threes provision, say Drs Peter Elfer and Jools Page
As the nine to five working day becomes ever less common, the need grows for childcare in what used to be called unsocial hours. Evening work, night shifts, weekend work - parents who have little...
Ofsted's decision to publish inspection reports for childminders on the internet, but not to reveal their full addresses, seems to strike a good balance in terms of making information available...