3 June 2004
Children with an interest in digital art could win a
range of equipment in this year's Creativity in Digital Media Awards, run by
the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency....
3 June 2004
A new outdoor play area is providing fresh experiences
for children in Essex. Facilities at Toad Hall Day Nursery in Rayleigh now
include a Lillyput Playtown incorporating a crawling tube,...
3 June 2004
Childcare professionals and parents of very young
children with a disability are being asked by the charity Mencap for their
opinions on setting up a new centre for early intervention....
3 June 2004
The Government's campaign to get everyone to eat five
pieces of fruit or vegetables a day is failing to address the nutritional
aspects of obesity, which cost the nation between...
3 June 2004
Struggling parents who have access to short-break
foster care schemes are more likely to keep their children out of full-time
care, research for the Department of Health has found -...
3 June 2004
(Photograph) - Photo Ken Dickinson Cowbridge in the
Vale of Glamorgan was the perfect place for a visit from Amy, a prize-winning
pedigree Holstein, to pupils at Llanghan primary school....
3 June 2004
An Ofsted report that finds fault with the Foundation
Stage Profile is causing consternation in the early years field. Mary Evans
hears from the defending side Leading figures in the...
3 June 2004
Using gestures and facial expressions to accompany
speech will help babies become skillful communicators as they begin to learn to
talk. Opal Dunn explains how Body language, including facial expression,...
3 June 2004
In the first in an occasional series reviewing new
software for the early years, April Jones looks at modelling programs Modelling
or simulation software enables children to try things out...
3 June 2004
Establishing an active and equal relationship with
parents depends on a setting having clear values There is overwhelming evidence
that children benefit when early years educators and parents work together...