This week I read an excellent post by Elaine Bennett, Sit still, be quiet – and mind the gap! on the Right From the Start website and found myself equally perturbed by the approach described of the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme that is being heavily funded by the Government for children in Reception. Everything …
Everyone knows the term Kindergarten, and most likely knows that this term meaning ‘Garden of Children’ was invented by Friedrich Froebel – but not so many will be aware of just how rich and profound Froebel’s thinking was, and just how deeply this understanding is woven into early childhood care and education today. Of course, …
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