On a glittering evening at The Brewery, London, Dandelion Education was crowned Nursery of the Year, one of many worthy winners.
Nursery World and NDNA join forces for a behind-the-scenes column
This month Harry went to the seaside for the day, loving the freedom to play on the sand, run around and dig. He did, however, have a tendency to throw sand around. On another day Harry and his...
What is appropriate mathematics education for four-year-olds? Pre-kindergarten teachers' beliefs In this American study, 30 pre-kindergarten teachers of four-year-olds, half working in publicly-funded...
Start with a Difference: Promoting Race Equality in the Early Years. By Julie Taylor. (Jewish Council for Racial Equality, 15 plus 3 p&p, 020 8455 0896) Reviewed by Gina Houston, vice-chair of Early...
Psychological surveys reveal that moving house is a traumatic life event for adults, ranking it third in terms of stress after the death of a partner and divorce. Can you remember when you last moved...
Harry is very interested in naming items and in stating what is happening around him. He demonstrates a good range of single-word language, mostly nouns. Examples of his new words are 'stone, stick...
A ten-year road safety strategy in Northern Ireland aims to halve the number of child road deaths and injuries by 2012. Measures include a pre-school children's traffic club, a pedestrian...
A new campaign is calling for ‘urgent and sustained’ investment in public play provision to get children spending more time outside.
