2 March 2000
The foundation stage, to be introduced in September this year, will broaden substantially the age range of children covered by the new early years curriculum. The new early learning goals...
2 March 2000
Harry is painting, solemnly taking the brush loaded with thick orange paint to the edge of the paper. The colour merges with the dramatic black and yellow swirls that he...
2 March 2000
Everyone's favourite puppy is due to make his acting debut this year. Spot the dog will star in a new musical show for two- to six-year-olds produced by the Oxford...
2 March 2000
The baby of the 14-year-old boy who had middle England aghast when he got his 12-year-old girlfriend pregnant last year is due in March. The boy has promised to stand...
2 March 2000
Are things getting better for classroom assistants? Asks Alison Mercer
16 March 2000
Young children are by nature self-centred, and childcarers must understand this if they are to help them develop maturity, writes Dr Richard Woolfson
16 March 2000
Sessions for carers and parents to drop in with children work wonders, as Julian Grenier finds
16 March 2000
Childcare centres in deprived areas could be the remedy for social exclusion, says the Daycare Trust
23 March 2000
When you look at magazines and adverts it seems that our society is obsessed with swift solutions, offering promises like Five-point plan to create a new you in under a...
23 March 2000
You've built your nursery up over several years; invested your money, time and hard work in it. Now with the boom in childcare provision, you think it is time to...