Racist attitudes damage the children who hold them as well as those on the receiving end. Jane Lane explains why we all need to understand this.
Pennie Akehurst, managing director of Early Years Fundamentals, discusses the changes she has seen in inspections since the advent of the new Education Inspection Framework
Bertram nursery group CEO Cary Rankin gives his personal reflections on the ups and downs of emerging from lockdown and the ins and outs of working towards a successful future.
There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to the learning that children bring with them to start school, say David Whitebread and Sue Bingham Photographs by Justin Thomas at Homerton Children's...
Adults need to know more about patterns themselves to help children develop their awareness. In this article Linda Pound focuses on the visual and mathematical aspects
On the road to empowerment
Sharing a story-telling session, listening to aCD and acting out favourite tales using props are all ways in which children can be encouraged to engage with books Practitioners who want to create a...
Powered mobility aids for disabled children under five: 'Essential', says one major charity; 'Unsafe', says the NHS. Patricia Slatcher looks at the arguments You wouldn't take a two-year-old's legs...
Seeing a young boy do something considered feminine provokes some extended thinking about traditional gender roles and stereotypes. Anne O'Connor explores the issues in practice.
UK practitioners can learn much from the nurseries of San Miniato, a close neighbour and rival in excellence to Reggio Emilia, say Keir Bloomer and Bronwen Cohen, authors of a new book on the area.