Is independence something that can be taught? How do early years practitioners approach it with the children's parents? Annette Rawstrone spoke to teachers at a Montessori school.
Ordinary early years practitioners and specialist researchers had a lot to learn from each other when they met, says Crispin Andrews.
In the first of a series on nurturing young children's communication skills, Opal Dunn considers how they acquire language and the vital role played by caring adults. Babies and toddlers are greatly...
Young children can cope with minor stresses and anxieties if they feel secure in their relationship with their carer, as Anne O'Connor explains.
Children at two are not 'ready' for reading, says Sally Goddard Blythe. They don't have the physical equipment for learning formal skills.
One nursery owner is thinking big by opening a second setting in Scotland's new Maxim business park. Sue Learner reports.
Your setting's exploratory play trays need not be limited to sand and water - try these ideas from Kevin Kelman
The soaring popularity of the Government's childcare voucher scheme and the proliferation of voucher providers is becoming an 'administrative nightmare', nursery owners report. With no standard...
The Healthy Living Lab is giving evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger’s school holidays inquiry.