16 December 2004
The results of a 40-year study carried out in the US
show that quality nursery education not only has quantifiable benefits up to
the age of seven but right up...
16 December 2004
Grandparents taking on a role they thought they had
left behind them years ago are helping each other to cope with the demands of
childcare. Joyce Reid reports Grandparents sometimes...
16 December 2004
A big enough change for now By Sue Owen, director of
the Early Childhood Unit at the National Children's Bureau
16 December 2004
'Ask the children to show us how,' suggests Nicola
Smith in her imaginative and stimulating article regarding child-centred
principles in New Zealand (Nursery World, 25 November) - and how we...
16 December 2004
I feel that the green 'full stop' NSPCC logo is very
misleading to young children. I am a pre-school supervisor trying to teach the
children in my care that red...
16 December 2004
The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme is part of the
Five a Day programme to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Under the
scheme, all four- to six-year-old children in local...
16 December 2004
How will the National Occupational Standards review
affect the qualifications of early years practitioners? Karen Faux looks at how
the review has identified changing structures and job roles within the...
16 December 2004
Playwork is an expanding field. In recent years the
number of after- school and holiday clubs has increased significantly and the
profession has swelled in numbers and status. It is...
16 December 2004
Our comprehensive guide to recognised qualifications at
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16 December 2004
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