The Government's policies for children promise a brighter future, but are they likely to deliver what families really want and need? Professor Priscilla Alderson takes a critical view.
The animals and buildings on a farm provide rich pickings for activities across the early years curriculum from Helen Shelbourne Aproject such as 'On the farm' may stem from a single child's...
Moves are afoot for children to be consulted in decisions that affect them. Mary Evans hears some of the campaigners who are already giving children their say
Have a go at trying out another way to talk with the children in your care, using these tips from language consultant Opal Dunn As more nannies join holiday tour companies each season to work in their...
Don't miss out on the opportunity to point out environmental print to children. It surrounds their every waking moment, says Louise Dryden Environmental print is all around: it is the symbols,...
The rise in cases of children diagnosed as 'hyperactive' and the use of drugs to treat them may reveal some flaws in today's expectations of the youngest children, says Ruth Thomson
The nature of children does not change between generations, although our social world has changed in many ways. This generation of parents, just like any other, has watched young sons and daughters...
Children are given drugs that have never been tested on their age group and doctors guess at dosages, as Wendy Wallace reports Nine-year-old Lexie McConnell had recently moved from Wales to...
Plans to make registered childminders' personal details public could prompt a further exodus from a profession already suffering recruitment problems. James Tweed reports
Use activities identifying and mixing colours to stimulate children's curiosity, creativity and scientific thinking, says Jane Drake Adult-led activity