11 July 2000
Research indicates that babies' apparently random wrigglings and blank stares are, in fact, part of a deliberate attempt to understand the world outside the womb and identify caring human beings...
11 July 2000
Play days
Job opportunities are opening up for playworkers, as 60,000 new staff will be needed over the next five years for expanding out-of-school provision. Anne Longfield, chief executive of the...
11 July 2000
Angry early years organisations have accused the Government of embarking on a spin campaign following claims that the sector has given a positive response to the consultation on national standards...
11 July 2000
Net benefits By Alison Moore
11 July 2000
Claims for the regrading of nursery nurses and classroom assistants are being submitted to local authorities in England by trade union Unison.
11 July 2000
Allowing children to develop their own interests as they start the Foundation Stage will ease the settling-in process. Julian Grenier plans to make first experiences positive
20 July 2000
A camera, however basic, is an invaluable resource within the nursery, but the benefits and learning opportunities become all the greater by going digital.
Over the past three months, a digital...
20 July 2000
A young child's self-confidence is affected by several factors, including her satisfaction with her appearance. She wants to look good and she also wants others to think she looks good;...