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How do you link cookery and literacy? Easy, says Martine Horvath. Just take your books into the kitchen. With a pinch of imagination, you can enjoy tasty recipes inspired by well-known stories, as this special project shows. Enjoy these finger-licking good ideas!

The Fish Who Could Wish (by John Bush, illustrated by Korky Paul) is a comically poetical text that is coupled with boisterous illustrations and will not fail to captivate and stimulate young children’s imagination.

Self-evaluation should not simply be a process that results in completing an Ofsted form, when used regularly, it can help to improve standards in your setting and help to drive professional development.

In the fourth of a six-part series, Don't be afraid of… Judit Horvath explores some unusual, lesser-used resources. This article highlights the many possibilities offered by rainy, windy, stormy and snowy days.

In the fourth of a six-part series, Don't be afraid of… Judit Horvath explores some unusual, lesser-used resources. This article highlights the many possibilities offered by giving children opportunities to climb.

In the third of a six-part series, Don't be afraid of… Judit Horvath explores some unusual, lesser-used resources. This article highlights the wonderful experiences that can be offered with dirt and water.

In the second of a six-part series, Don't be afraid of… Judit Horvath explores some unusual, lesser-used resources. This article highlights the wonderful experiences that natural sources of water offer.

This article details what eventually became ‘Little People, Big Workout’, describing how one nursery used creative teaching and the project approach in order to fulfil the demands of all areas of learning.

Judit Horvath explores the role of art in overall learning and development through a project in her setting, that made use of drawings as a tool to understand the meanings children give to their art.

Judit Horvath spends time with the Danish Reggio Emilia Network, exploring ways of creating our own pedagogy, highlighting the importance of learning about different approaches for reflective practice.

Judit Horvath explores the importance of providing ample opportunities for taking risk in the early years and warns against the many dangers of bringing young children up in risk-free environments.

Judit Horvath examines early years education in a number of Eastern European countries, including her native Hungary, and offers an insight into her experiences working in the UK education system.

Summer often brings with it trips to the seaside or local pool. Martine Horvath on how to have fun and be safe in the water.

We have all known the child who plays with the packaging rather than the toy, and if we really stop to wonder why, we will realise that boxes are perhaps the best example of a cheap, multi-purpose resource.

When my husband and I decided to open a nursery, the first thing I looked into was webcams. My decision was based on a programme I had watched on the BBC a couple of years before, while I was a childminder, where they had taken hidden cameras into settings and recorded a number of disturbing incidents. The programme then went on to interview an owner of a nursery in London who had installed webcams and had never looked back.

The foundation stage profile (FSP) is the new statutory assessment for children reaching the end of the foundation stage. The first profiles will be completed at the end of the summer term in 2003, having replaced the statutory baseline assessment scheme from September 2002.

Working mother. One child going to nursery five afternoons a week. This probably describes the majority of working mothers. But let's face it – these days, more people than we think work outside, or beyond, the Monday to Friday, nine to five pattern.