9 April 2003
Making all parents pay their nursery fees on time may be awkward for naturally caring managers, but it has to be done, says Mary Evans
9 April 2003
In the first of a two-part series on planning for the outdoors, Jane Drake looks at how inside provision can be replicated outside
2 April 2003
Just as the provision for children's physical activity is being eroded, more research evidence is confirming its importance, as Alan Pritchard explains
2 April 2003
Touching and grasping not only tell children about textures; it is also how they explore the consequences of their actions, and learn about their own abilities for reaching and holding....
3 April 2003
Many fine words are uttered about the need to raise the
status of the early years workforce and the professionalism of the sector.
Around 600,000 people are now working in...
3 April 2003
Any form of early years setting is better than none at
all for young children's intellectual and social development, according to a
major report from the Effective Provision of Pre-school...
3 April 2003
(Photograph) - Children in their first year at Kirkhill
primary school in Aberdeen practise literacy skills in a session intended to
raise standards and boost the attainment of disadvantaged pupils....
3 April 2003
An Academy of Early Years Professionals for all
individuals involved in the delivery of early years education, childcare and
playwork across the UK is to be launched by the National...
3 April 2003
Scotland has come a step closer to giving children
their own human rights champion after a Bill to establish a Commissioner for
Children and Young People was passed by the...
3 April 2003
Anyone thinking of running a holiday playscheme in
England this summer needs to register with Ofsted now, to allow time for checks
with social services and the Criminal Records Bureau,...