3 January 2002
Early years professionals need to know how and when to
intervene in children's activities, says Anne O'Connor The Curriculum guidance
for the Foundation Stage requires practitioners to use 'appropriate
intervention'...
3 January 2002
The following table shows a scenario with a range of
possible interventions and their positive and negative effects SCENARIO The
setting has recently been on a seaside outing, and two...
3 January 2002
You can respect twin children's characteristics while
treating the two of them as unique individuals. Dr Penny Munn gives advice for
sensitive double dealing There are two different kinds of...
3 January 2002
Music must not be squeezed out of early years
education. Ray Cortis and Emily Franz explain its importance Music has always
been part of traditional nursery activities. Not only is...
3 January 2002
By Marion Dowling, the new president of the British
Association for Early Childhood Education (BAECE), also known as Early
Education When I was aged 11 I had a passionate wish...
3 January 2002
The feature on bullies ('Show of strength', 13 December
2001) risks harming the relationship between early years practitioners and the
mothers of children who display problem behaviour. The Anna Freud...
3 January 2002
As NSPCC parliamentary ambassador, I am concerned that
the Government's policy on protecting children from physical harm is in a mess.
Child protection is playing second fiddle to spin and...
3 January 2002
I am a registered childminder and a former pharmacy lab
assistant at our local hospital. When my 19-month-old son Samuel was due to
have his vaccinations, I had all the...
3 January 2002
16 January Childcare recruitment fair 2002
3 January 2002
5 January 'Saturday Play - The Lord of the
Rings'