25 July 2001
All early years settings will need to consider how they can integrate children with disabilites, and it's essential to take a positive approach to behaviour based on individual needs, says...
25 July 2001
You've had storysacks - now try poetry pockets that will help the children under age three to develop the seeds of literacy. Alice Sharp explains how
25 July 2001
First choice To college leavers, the early years field may look like a maze. What do the private, voluntary and maintained sectors each have to offer a nursery nurse? In...
25 July 2001
Best of all This year's Excellence in Childcare Awards, run by Kids' Clubs Network with Nursery World and Prima magazines, saw even more inspiring good practice in childcare. Anne Wiltsher reports
25 July 2001
It's not enough to just strip off old paint in the nursery or home to remove the lead danger; the dust or fumes can still seriously harm children, warns Barbara...
25 July 2001
The Government's decision to ensure that children and their healthcare needs are given a higher priority in the National Health Service (NHS) has been welcomed by children's healthcare charities.
25 July 2001
Childcare providers have been invited by the Inland Revenue to suggest ways to improve the childcare tax credit element of its new employment tax credit, which is to replace the...
25 July 2001
Why do single fathers continue to suffer a sense of isolation now that more father-friendly initiatives are getting underway? The answers are not so simple, writes Wendy Wallace