The best ways to be alert to young children's play choices include: * Use your skills of observation in a relaxed and informal way: look, listen and observe what the children are doing and in what...
DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: ISSUES FOR THEORY AND PRACTICE
By Sue Allingham, Foundation Stage and infant co-ordinator at a primary school in Richmond upon Thames While it is good news that the Government is proposing a national programme for Foundation Stage...
New research reveals a disparity between teacher and parent perceptions of 'school readiness', highlighting the need for greater understanding of, and support for, early child development says Louise...
Don't miss our great supplement Nursery Equipment, free with the 16 May issue of Nursery World, which looks at the latest trends in planning and equipping spaces for young children.
The best childcare settings closely observe children and identify their needs early on, suggests a new report from Ofsted.
A Manchester children's centre has begun an innovative movement education group that helps develop early literacy skills in under-threes.
By Chris Evans, network officer at the National Childminding Association I was sorry to read about a childminder's experiences on applying to join a childminding network that made her believe networks...
Randolph Beresford Nursery School & Children's Centre London
Peek, poke and dig your way into all kinds of openings around the nursery and in stories and songs with these activities based on holes from Denise Bailey Children enjoy finding holes, creating holes,...
