11 December 2002
Creative materials are likely to be available by the crateload at a scrapstore near your early years setting. Meg Jones rummages around...
11 December 2002
Many art galleries run a schools programme but some also have specially designed nursery workshops. Catherine Gaunt went to join in...
11 December 2002
The Government unit overseeing childcare, early years and Sure Start provision in England has been re-named the Sure Start unit.
11 December 2002
Early years experts and organisations in England have welcomed the Government's decision to give the Early Learning Goals set out in the Curriculum guidance for the Foundation Stage statutory force...
11 December 2002
The purpose and the possible uses of the new guidelines for practitioners working with under-threes are explained by Professor Lesley Abbott...
11 December 2002
Develop manipulative skills for mark-making with an assortment of resources in the office role-play area, says Jane Drake...
11 December 2002
Parents wanting a signed communication form for their child today are spoiled for choice - and teachers confused, says Radhika Holmstroem...
4 December 2002
When it comes to finding a material that will appeal to all babies and toddlers, water has natural advantages, says Jennie Lindon...
4 December 2002
The first NVQ4 graduates found the new course tough going, but revised guidelines should ease the burden, says Judith Napier...
4 December 2002
Every day in the UK, it is estimated that around 50 children under five are admitted to hospital as a result of passive smoking. Now there is a new move...