30 July 2003
Denmark and Finland are more concerned about their children's personal and social development at the age of six than how literate and numerate they are, a comparative study by Ofsted...
30 July 2003
MPs on the education and skills select committee last week added their voice to calls for the law in England to be changed, so that parents can read any complaints...
30 July 2003
The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care has clarified which of the care standards for early years education and childcare providers will be used in forthcoming inspections over a...
30 July 2003
Just because someone has Doctor or Professor in front of their name, it doesn't necessarily mean they have all the answers. Jennie Lindon offers some healthy scepticism
9 July 2003
Practitioners must consider whether a mainstream or special setting is best for a particular child on an individual basis, says Valerie Driscoll...
9 July 2003
Questions for practitioners to consider about how they support communication are suggested by Anne O'Connor...
9 July 2003
Acurriculum-based approach is not appropriate for the under-threes, claims a new report from the Scottish Executive reviewing more than 30 years of research on early child development.
9 July 2003
Millions of children in poor countries are dying from preventable illnesses. Anne Wiltsher looks at what we could be doing about it...
9 July 2003
Some nurseries are becoming even more inclusive by hiring staff with disabilities. Catherine Gaunt hears how to do it...
3 July 2003
Nursery nurse strikes are breaking out all over the UK,
as poorly paid childcare workers are striving to bring about long-awaited
changes in their status and salaries (see News, page...