Teaching assistants will take on more responsibility under a new programme to recognise their professional competence. <B>Mary Evans</B> reports
By Meg Jones, childcare and early years consultant. 1 Encouragement and praise are necessary when children are practising new movements.
(Photograph) - Five-year-old Elisha Teasdale gets a helping hand from her father, Paul, at the Ice Cube rink in Millennium Square, Leeds. The Ice Cube is the UK's largest temporary open-air rink and...
(Photograph) - Children play at a Unicef project in Kasungo, Malawi, for people who have AIDS, in one of more than 120 images celebrating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The...
Maureen Smith and Yvonne Nolan, co-founders of Duo Consulting, and developers of the new APEL qualification APEL Level 3 Certificate in work with children(Early Years or Playwork), Unit 2: reflect on...
A round-up of books, posters, games, puzzles, gardening kits and other resources to help you get the most out of a topic on growth We have ten copies of Jody's Beans by Malachy Doyle (Walker Books,...
A number of parents are experiencing difficulties applying for the 30 hours because the system incorrectly says they are ineligible or their child does not exist.
Explore ways to adapt and develop a traditional story with activity suggestions from early years advisor Judith Stevens.
Understanding early years policy By Peter Baldock, Damien Fitzgerald and Janet Kay (Paul Chapman, 18.99, 1-4129-1028-5, 020 7324 8500) Reviewed by Jennie Lindon, psychologist and early years...