29 March 2007
Investigation troughs Staff at Emerald Nursery and
Children's Centre have created practical troughs which children can use to
investigate a wide range of materials using child-size tables and plastic
storage...
29 March 2007
Any study that finds negative effects for children in
daycare is going to be greeted by hysteria on several fronts. The results will
be brandished by organisations and individuals, mostly...
29 March 2007
The longer children spend in group daycare, the more
aggressive and disobedient they are throughout primary school, even if they
attend a high-quality setting, according to new research. The findings...
29 March 2007
(Photograph) - Egidio Newton from Young Musical
Explorers lays down a beat at the opening of Hatcham Oak Early Learning Centre
in Brockley, London. The recently developed centre celebrated its...
29 March 2007
Early years and childcare organisations tended to agree
with Chancellor Gordon Brown's 'Budget for Britain's families' delivered last
week. There is more money for Sure Start, tax credits, child benefit...
29 March 2007
A company that develops computer games to help teachers
assess children in the Foundation Stage Profile is taking part in a one-year
study of the effectiveness of electronic and online...
29 March 2007
(Photograph) - Nursery children at St Cuthbert's and
Palatine Children's Centre in Blackpool enjoy an igloo-shaped den in their new
garden in Blackpool. Gardening company Ashtons of Lytham donated the...
29 March 2007
A new programme to encourage the involvement of the
voluntary and community sector in delivering services for children and young
people had its official launch in London on Wednesday amid...
29 March 2007
Early years practitioners are being invited by the
Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) to sit on SSSC sub-committees that
evaluate registration and disciplinary issues within the sector. The time
commitment...
29 March 2007
The National Children's Bureau is calling on the
Government to develop a plan of action on children's play following the
revelation that an additional £675m of lottery funding will be...