Becoming an older sibling can be difficult for children to deal with. Rachel Howe explores how practitioners and parents can help
The future of early years qualifications still hangs in the balance as various reviews discuss the needs of the workforce in the light of the revised EYFS. Mary Evans takes stock of the developments
Absent colleagues and difficult children can put nursery staff under intolerable pressure. Annette Rawstrone reports on how to keep stress at bay Taking time to address the stress that your employees...
Midwinter is a special time of year. Julie Mountain suggests how you can make the most of its atmospheric dusky evenings, scudding clouds and squally showers– and maybe, if you’re lucky, some early...
The importance of crawling to physical and mental development, and how to encourage it, is explained by Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly.
'Using art to encourage active participation of babies and toddlers should be a regular occurrence in our nurseries,' says Liz Mercer of Cathkin Community Nursery in South Lanarkshire. 'Art allows...
With such an assortment of exhibitors on show and seminars to attend you'll be spoiled for choice at this year's Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition in Glasgow. It is the only one of such...
When children seem lazy and unmotivated they may be trying to avoid painful issues, explains Andrea Clifford-Poston We are born curious, as anyone who has ever watched a baby will know. Even very...
How do you sell your nursery to parents when they come to visit? Susan Hay shows how to put your provision in the best light.