3 February 2000
The Early Learning Goals for the new foundation stage are strong on key skills and lists of objectives. But practitioners, and families, may find it more helpful to concentrate on...
3 February 2000
Working mothers have been misrepresented yet again by the media, believes Dr Tony Munton
3 February 2000
Investors are looking on the childcare sector as a rewarding market, reports Martin Pace
24 February 2000
Temper tantrums are part of normal child development. Although it's easy to suppose that tantrums are signs of spoiling and that the child's parents must be doing something wrong, there's...
24 February 2000
The famed Reggio Emilia philosophy is explained by Pat Telfer Brunton and Linda Thornton
24 February 2000
Pressures from different directions make it harder for nurseries to turn a profit, says Ruth Thomson
10 February 2000
It is a Monday morning in mid-November, one of those mornings when the whole nursery school seems to vibrate with the children's enthusiasm and fun.
10 February 2000
The Steiner Waldorf School in Aberdeen is typical of its kind. It has 140 pupils aged from two-and-a-half to 16 years, but no headteacher. But the position is not considered...
10 February 2000
Chris, aged six, can't concentrate and he can't keep still. At home, he is a nightmare. He runs around, screams and throws toys. He cannot share or take turns with...
10 February 2000
The nature of children does not change between generations, although our social world has changed in many ways. This generation of parents, just like any other, has watched young sons...