7 March 2002
Use the following lists as a guide to the type and
range of resources which can be used for painting and drawing. Painting
7 March 2002
Take a fun and personal approach to great works of art
by having the children study them and try their own hand at different
techniques Works of art can be...
7 March 2002
That tuna sandwich may be more beneficial than you
realise if you're expecting a baby. Eating fish in pregnancy greatly reduces
the risk of premature birth and underweight babies, according...
7 March 2002
Cyril the Squirrel is allergic to nuts, so he knows
what it's like for the one in 100 children across the UK who has peanut
allergy. Cyril is the star...
7 March 2002
What is it? Dental caries - or tooth decay - means
damage to the enamel and underlying dentine of the teeth, which causes cavities
to form. If these are neglected,...
7 March 2002
Scottish Ballet is taking the magic of dance to the
classroom in its workshops based on The Snowman, writes Joyce Reid
Five-year-old Maxi Rafferty has seen the film The Snowman...
7 March 2002
The Government and media coverage have led us to
believe that there is a gross shortage of qualified childcare workers. However,
holding an NNEB and having worked with children for...
7 March 2002
By Mary Marsh, director and chief executive of the
National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) Awareness of
child abuse is at an all-time high. But we...
7 March 2002
Further to Ruth Thomson's feature on the Neighbourhood
Nurseries scheme ('On track?', 21 February), I am the Foundation Stage
co-ordinator in a maintained primary school, serving a deprived area within...
7 March 2002
Having worked full-time as registered childminders for
over ten years, we want to point out to Marilyn Mills (Letters, 14 February)
that all registered childminders have to demonstrate what they...