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In its last few weeks in the womb a baby is already busy learning, says Annette Karmiloff-Smith, in the first of a new series on the developing brain.
Alongside or apart from what adults teach them, children will represent and explore mathematical ideas with their own creative methods, as Elizabeth Carruthers and Maulfry Worthington explain.
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.
It may seem gruesome at first, but dissection teaches children in an unforgettable and meaningful way about the circle of life. By Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson
A free conference for all children's centre leaders, organised by the DCSF, is taking place in London on Tuesday, 8 September.
Is the word ‘tantrum’ now inappropriate? Annette Rawstrone speaks to experts on different sides of the debate around this common behaviour
A staff development project has been improving support for families affected by substance misuse. Ruth Thomson takes a closer look.
Cache's work-based qualification requires six-week projects studying individual children and 350 hours' placement in a minimum of one setting. Gabriella Jozwiak gives us the low-down.
Use these tips as a starting point for developing effective communication with your customers (parents, children and external agencies) - commuincation is a vital staff skill in early years...