Try these ideas from Jean Evans for simple gifts the children can make Encourage the children in your care to enter the spirit of Christmas by creating some attractive gifts to give to special people...
How taking a course on supporting children’s additional support needs can improve practitioners’ knowledge. By Dr Jackie Musgrave, Sarah Burton and Joanne Gibson
Small-world play needs to reflect the interests of the children in the setting. Listening carefully to children and talking to them about their current interests and concerns can support and enhance...
By Kate Green, chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Sixty years ago, the first universal benefits for families with children were introduced. Paid in most cases directly to the...
What's on offer to help early years professionals to promote positive behaviour and provide support to children and families Acorn Early Years Training, the specialist early years division of CJ...
A comprehensive review of Scotland's child protection systems was announced last week by education minister Jack McConnell. He highlighted the case of three-year-old Dumfries girl Kennedy MacFarlane,...
By Eunice Lumsden (Jessica Kingsley, £16.99)
Further to 'In my view' by Sue Griffin (29 April), as a registered childminder and a tutor who delivers the compulsory training course for registered childminders, I feel I must also respond to Sarah...
(Photograph) - Child First Day Nursery in the West Midlands celebrated all things pink with a sponsored balloon race for breast cancer research. The Kingshurst nursery held a 'Pink Day' to raise...
Recreate the beauties of the underwater world in your classroom with a fishy display and activities by Nina Massey Our children thoroughly enjoyed a topic inspired by the book The Rainbow Fish by...
