17 October 2002
Makaton signing is fun for all the children at Frant
Nursery School in Frant, East Sussex, where the group includes two
four-year-olds who have severe delays in speech development and...
17 October 2002
What ingredients are needed in any early years setting
for children to learn most successfully? Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford
explains what researchers in major studies have found Two very significant
projects...
17 October 2002
Children interact with their peers in different ways at
different ages. Penny Tassoni looks at the formula for early friendships 'Who
did you play with today?' is a question often...
17 October 2002
Part 18:17 months old Jasmine's vocalisations consist
of constant babbling to herself as she plays. A regular new sound is
'gollygollygollygolly' which appears to have no meaning at all, except...
17 October 2002
Planning across the six areas of learning in ICT can
cause difficulties for some nursery teachers, says Gina Kent In 1998 the
Government announced that it had allocated £230 million...
17 October 2002
ICT is increasingly becoming part of our everyday life,
and to be able to use it competently in adulthood is now vital. The
introduction of ICT in the Foundation Stage...
17 October 2002
Children aged between two and four years at Westfield
Day Nursery in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, have been trying their hand at
hairdressing. Nursery manager Judith Tubb tells us more
17 October 2002
Finger dancing Opportunities for child
development
17 October 2002
This popular autumn festival has customs that children
will enjoy doing as nursery activities, says Jane Drake Celebrating festivals
from a range of faiths can help to develop in young...
17 October 2002
This project recognises that: * settings should be
constantly resourced and organised in such a way as to offer learning
opportunities across all areas of the Foundation Stage curriculum