5 January 2006
Joanne Routledge, who owns Kinder Park Nursery in
Carlisle, is the lucky winner of the FirstSteps competition (Nursery World, 10
November). She wins a Fujitsu Siemens laptop, pre-loaded with the...
5 January 2006
Nearly 90 per cent of parents and carers would talk to
their baby more when out and about if their buggy faced them, according to a
survey carried out by...
5 January 2006
By Nicole Weinstein Children and staff at a York
nursery are learning about the Japanese way of life, following a visit by the
nursery manager to the Far Eastern country....
5 January 2006
The lives of more than 10,000 babies born in Bradford
over the next three years will be tracked by medical researchers in one of the
world's biggest longitudinal studies of...
5 January 2006
Early years practitioners wanting to find out more
about phonics or the learning environment can tune into Teachers' TV this month
for a week-long batch of programmes focusing on the...
5 January 2006
(Photograph) - Ways for early years staff to devise
musical sessions were put into action when children and parents visited The
Music House for Children in Shepherd's Bush, London, to...
5 January 2006
Children's play came under political scrutiny when a
backbench group of more than 40 MPs met for the first time on 13 December. The
new All Party Parliamentary Group on...
5 January 2006
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell says childcare
policy should start with what children and their parents need Think back, those
of you who are parents, to the early years of...
5 January 2006
* Wellingborough Family Centre, run by children's
charity NCH, has received accreditation from the Pre-school Learning Alliance's
Aiming for Quality scheme after a rigorous two-year assessment. The centre
provides support...
5 January 2006
* Sarah and Steve Garside from Blackpool are opening
their second nursery, located at Whitehill's Business Park in Flyde. The
Learning Tree will provide nursery and after-school care for more...