Working in early years should not be seen as a less well-paid, lower status and less skilled job than working with older children, a new report argues.
To celebrate national Playday on 5 August, Edinburgh City Council turned the Grassmarket in the city centre into a playzone for a day. Activities included sand and water play, wheeled toys, creative...
I have been asked by the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) to be an ambassador for its National Schools Meals Week (NSMW). This is the biggest national healthy eating awareness week about...
Resourceful children turned their childminder's garden into a campsite when they ceated a tipi. The children, who are minded by Caroline Bennett from Basingstoke, used a shower curtain and canes from...
A child’s foundation for learning is their real experiences and should not be infused with ideology that devalues their social class, argue Jane Payler and Jan Georgeson
Try a theme as overflowing with ideas for exploring as Noah's Ark is with animals, in this book-based project from Jean Evans The Other Ark by Lynley Dodd (Puffin, 5.99), author of the popular Hairy...
Some essential principles should guide conversations with children, says Julie Fisher in part four of her series on adult roles in early learning.
The key to successful planning is for the early years team to be aware of children's developing needs and be able to respond to them flexibly Planning is about practitioners giving informed thought to...
The sector has raised concerns over conflicting advice from the Department for Education (DfE) and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on the requirement for those starting the new...