Having a child is very much a journey. A key stage in this journey is the moment when your child goes to nursery, pre-school or a childminder's for the first time. If children are carefully prepared...
Do young children really see themselves at the centre of the world, and is that such a bad thing? Penny Tassoni considers the angles The word 'egocentric' conjures up pictures of someone who is...
Dr Perkins, senior lecturer in childhood and family studies at the University of Wolverhampton, has conducted new research with the London Early Years Foundation on children’s attitudes to gender...
How one setting in Yorkshire secured more than £100,000 in funding over five years, and opened a yurt, food bank, art sessions and Forest School. By Carl Duck
The bestselling children’s author and poet of more than 200 books – includingThe Gruffalo, Room on the Broom andSuperworm – has had many of her lyrical, rhyming stories made into animations and...
Encouraging large-scale painting and drawing can open opportunities for children to work collaboratively, develop their motor skills, and create new artistic ideas. By Amy Jackson
Opposites is one of those great early years themes that can elevate children to a higher level of thinking. Saying just one such word as 'hot', 'small', 'naughty' or 'high' implies automatically...
What to wear, what not to wear - does it depend on your employer or your charges? Karen Faux hears from nannies on what clothes work for them As a nanny you may feel that it is a case of 'dress down...
There is an important balance to be struck between child-initiated and adult-chosen activities in a setting's choice of equipment, says Julian Grenier, in a feature introducing a new series.
Children experienced the circle of life when a bird was found dead in their setting’s garden. By Annette Rawstrone