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(Photograph) - Pre-school Learning Alliance has used a £40,000 grant from Newham EYDCP to transform a disused space in East Ham, London, into a sensory room and flower-filled garden, where...

One of the first economic analyses of the effectiveness of family support services has been made in a report published last week by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The report looks...

Renowned commentator Beatrix Campbell gives her take on the political scene, in the first of a new weekly column 'Yes, but...' This is the prefix to any discussion about what...

Abbey Charitable Trust is offering one-off donations of £500 to £2,500 to charities committed to supporting disadvantaged children in local communities. See www.aboutabbey. com or call the Charitable Trust Help...

22-23rd October NASEN & TES special needs exhibition

Early years workers could find themselves key players in a new child protection campaign, as Karen Faux reports A ventriloquist's dummy provides the chilling image for a new TV commercial...

It is vital that practitioners keep up-to-date with the latest developments in child protection, says Karen Hardman. She manages the Station House family centre in Thurnscoe, near Rotherham. She praises...

Sand is an ideal material for the youngest children to play with, exploring its versatile possibilities and enjoying its sensual properties. Lena Engel explains why early years practitioners need not...

Julian Grenier offers a personal view of how integrated services should evolve and his school's transition to Children's Centre The right combination

Current moves towards integrated childcare and education have a long history Prospects for the conventional English nursery school do not look good at the moment. A relentless process of closure...