20 September 2001
All young children need to feel physically and emotionally safe. They need their world to be predictable enough that they can steadily understand what happens in their day and how...
20 September 2001
When children enjoy their food and eat well, mealtimes can be pleasurable, sociable occasions for everyone. However, for many families with children aged under five, the experience is quite different....
20 September 2001
We've all been amazed at the breadth of learning gained from setting up a hospital corner in the nursery. It all started when one of our children was admitted to...
20 September 2001
Children attending Barwic Parade Nursery in Selby, Yorkshire, couldn't believe their eyes as they returned after the summer break. Their nursery had been transformed.
20 September 2001
The baseline assessment of four- and five-year-olds during their first seven weeks at primary school in England is to be replaced by a profile assessment scheme which will be completed...
20 September 2001
A child psychologist has told carers and parents to expect to see some children playing at pretending to be aircraft crashing into buildings, in order to make sense of last...
20 September 2001
The terrible events last week in America have been
almost impossible to comprehend for adults around the world. How much more
confusing and terrifying, then, the news of the attacks...
20 September 2001
A child psychologist has told carers and parents to
expect to see some children playing at pretending to be aircraft crashing into
buildings, in order to make sense of last...
20 September 2001
Healthcare staff are receiving leaflets about childcare
services with their payslips, since Eastbourne and County Healthcare Trust
became the first employer in East Sussex to link up with Kites Childcare...