The notion of access to play facilities for disabled children is only paid lip service in many areas. Radhika Holmstrom reports Go to a park on a sunny summer afternoon and you'll find the playground...
Evidence is growing for an experiential approach and a broader curriculum to be adopted for maths teaching in the early years, reports Meredith Jones Russell
A defunct alphabet that was used in schools in the 1960s and 70s provides important lessons for current approaches to the literacy teaching of young children, discovers Caroline Vollans
Why settings should introduce magnification to children, with a selection of useful resources to purchase. By Nicole Weinstein
Role play is becoming more flexible, with settings embracing approaches that create more authentic experiences and respond to children's interests. Marianne Sargent explains.
What do you give the child who has everything? Jennie Lindon offers constructive thinking It is not long since the festivities of Christmas, yet how many of the toys that children received as gifts...
Annette Rawstrone looks back over eight decades to celebrate what has been a good read since 1925
Inspired by the philosophy of Reggio Emilia, settings in the South West linked up with artists and cultural centres to explore new ways of developing creativity. Wendy Scott reports Three years after...
Every child can be the king of the castle when you choose the best resources for another essential collection, says Nicole Weinstein.
A 'playful' project has won an award for its success making scientific ideas accessible to children and families, writes Olivia McCrea-Hedley.