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Money set aside for local Sure Start programmes may be at risk from the development of children's centres. Simon Vevers reports Local Sure Start programmes have delivered a wide range...

Observations of children who are new to the setting can guide practitioners in making each area of provision more accessible for the settling-in period, says Jane Drake Observation in setting

To deliver the Foundation Stage curriculum effectively, practitioners need to consider three levels of planning: * long-term plans, which chart the learning opportunities that will be offered through continuous and...

Presentation makes a big difference with intriguing stories for children in this month's books reviewed by Alison Boyle BAKER CAT. By Posy Simmonds. (Cape, £10.99)

Yvonne Ellis, head of Amersham Children's Centre in Lewisham, spoke to Judith Stevens. Photograph from 'Focus on Planning - effective planning and assessment in the foundation stage' available from LEARN...

Computer Kids director April Jones on Christmas games Now that we are approaching the festive season there will be a wealth of Christmas websites full of games and activities for...

Follow the direction of children's natural interests in line patterns and trajectory movements to take their learning further across the curriculum, says Diana Lawton When provision is rich and open-ended,...

Confidence, skill and safety awareness can be built through progressive practice on wheeled toys in the playground, as Ann Barker explains Children love to ride the tricycles at nursery because...

Children with speech and hearing difficulties are put on the right course by the detective work done by professionals at a leading centre. Olivia Silverwood-Cope reports Two-and-a-half-year-old Peter says 'Roundy...

As the NDNA rolls out the first phase of its regional development strategy, Nicole Curnow looks at the support it will provide its members Day nurseries can now get the...