4 November 2004
In the rush to open 2,500 children's centres by 2008
outdoor provision could be overlooked by developers - and regulation is
inadequate. Mary Evans reports Early years specialists fear that...
4 November 2004
Just turn on the tap to gain instant access to a cheap
and versatile resource. Lena Engel shows how to use water to stimulate
creativity Most babies and young children...
4 November 2004
Despite appearances, messy play can make an enormous
contribution to babies' and young children's cognitive and creative development
What do we think about when we hear the word 'messy'? Untidy,...
4 November 2004
Material to be explored Water plain, coloured with food
colouring, scented, mixed with bubbles, warm, cool, ice, offered at the taps,
when bathing or in a water tray Sanddry for...
4 November 2004
There are plenty of links to be found between messy
play and the Birth To Three Matters framework When organising messy play for
very young children, practitioners should think carefully...
4 November 2004
Children's messy play becomes more sophisticated in the
Foundation Stage as their familiarity with materials grows Some people assume
that by three years old children should have left messy play...
4 November 2004
Cultural festivals are engagingly explored in a video
that will be a useful resource for settings, says Peter Baldock If your setting
is thinking about the ways in which it...
4 November 2004
* We have ten copies of 'A child's eye view of
festivals' (Child's Eye Media, £19.96 inc VAT) to give away to Nursery
World readers. Send your name and address...
4 November 2004
Juvenile diabetes is explained by doctors at Great
Ormond Street Hospital, in our A to Z series on child health Juvenile diabetes
(commonly referred to as Type 1 diabetes) can...