What lessons can the UK learn from Finland, which has an established tradition of providing high-quality free school meals to all pupils? Meredith Jones Russell reports
Continuing her series, Professor Jan White discusses why children should be able to choose to be outside when they need to
England's early years spend is below par, explain Carey Oppenheim, early childhood lead, and Dr Claire Sewell, communications manager, at the Nuffield Foundation
August is the traditional blackberry month – so get a-foraging, says Julie Mountain
Oak can support more than 2,000 species, is great for climbing – and has acorns. By Julie Mountain
As Reggio celebrates its 40th anniversary, <B>Carlina Rinaldi</B> and <B>Peter Moss</B> explore the widespread appeal of one of the world's most important networks of childhood centres
Embedding training in practice is crucial, write Anne Oldfield and Sarah Emerson, and assessment can be a useful way to promote this
Set the tone for a project on sound by starting with music the children can make themselves. Helen Shelbourne suggests fun activities In the first part of this project children can explore the sounds...
The publication earlier this year of the Government’s new Reading Framework was met with a mixed reaction. Caroline Vollans considers the responses
Advice for settings on how to plan and resource role play for all age groups. By Penny Tassoni