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One nursery tried a positive approach to giving children the power and independence to sort things out among themselves. Mariette Heaney describes the process and the results.
Early years practitioners have a hard time convincing some parents about developmentally-appropriate skills. Maria Robinson offers advice.
Children struggling in Reception and Year 1 with behavioural and emotional problems are being helped to become more confident learners at a specialist centre in Everton. By Caroline Vollans
The relationship between managers and staff is crucial to a nursery's success. Annette Rawstrone spoke to practitioners from private day nurseries.
Adopting a key person approach requires careful preparation and organisation by the staff team in any setting, as well as reviewing practice once they have started using it, writes Anne O'Connor.
Sue Chambers suggests ways of getting to the root of a child's messy eating and delayed language.
Practitioners wondering how to deal with a child's toileting difficulties are advised by Maria Robinson.
Encouraging parents to visit their children at nursery, be it to breastfeed or just for a cuddle, can have benefits for all, says Annette Rawstrone.
The research and thinking about infant development available to early years practitioners is highlighted by Jools Page and Cathy Nutbrown from the University of Sheffield's School of Education.
The brutal assault by two young brothers on a nine- and an 11-year-old in a South Yorkshire ravine has dominated the headlines. Here a child psychotherapist imagines his response to a social worker's...