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Thoughtful practitioners will identify what may be preventing children from doing their best, as Chris Dukes and Maggie Smith demonstrate.
The Scottish Pre-School Play Association has published a policy pack to help playgroups sign up to good practice. The pack includes guidelines on behaviour management, staff development, child...
A simple bowling game can offer children exercise in a number of skills. Helen Bilton keeps the score.
Early years practitioners need to appreciate how the interrelated processes of physical development in a child's body support their growing sense of mental and emotional well-being, says Maria...
Understanding the connection between mind and body development can help to shape good practice in early years settings, says Annette Rawstone.
The new Level 5 apprenticeship has attracted a lot of interest. Charlotte Goddard finds out all about it
In the first of a series on the Progress Check at Age Two, Sue Chambers looks at what you need to know now and what to expect in the future
Action research is a form of 'self-reflective enquiry' that can help settings work through points of concern to find workable solutions. Julie McLarnon shows how it works in practice.
Parents would feel more comfortable leaving their children in childcare if the Every Child Matters framework contained more family-friendly policies, the author of a report by a leading think-tank has...
The true number of children in the UK who have type 2 diabetes may be going unnoticed, claims a report in this week's BMJ. It said that cases of children with type 2 diabetes had been linked to the...