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The Government has been forced to go back on its target for halting child obesity by 2010 as new figures reveal that a quarter of children are obese when they start school.
A project on animals offers huge scope for children's learning across the early years curriculum and a seemingly limitless list of animals on which to focus: pets, farm animals, minibeasts, birds,...
Here's 10 helpful questions to help you evaluate your drop-in. 1 .Do parents and carers feel welcomed and valued? A personal 'hello' and a brief chat can make a difference to someone who is feeling...
Nursery group Busy Bees has seen the number of nappies used in its nurseries fall significantly since introducing a programme of resources, activities and tips to help support children and families...
The experience of moving the body from a prone position is surprisingly important for a child's development, say Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly.
MPs are being urged to back an early day motion to stop parents inflicting physical injuries on children in the name of 'reasonable chastisement'. The motion was tabled last week by David Hinchcliffe,...
UK policymakers need to look not only at another country's parental allowance, but at the reasons why it matters, says Peter Moss We hear a lot today about early childhood services in Sweden. But...
I read with interest 'Nurseries alarmed at holiday moves' (News, 21 September), about providers worried at the prospect of the Government forcing them to give staff 28 days holiday when they work five...
Supporting the maths development of two-year-olds is an important task, Judith Dancer explains