Vaccination has drastically reduced whooping cough in the UK, but it can still strike young children. The WellChild helpline offers advice.
As part of a new series of handy guides on management issues, we look at Tax-Free Childcare and compare the system to childcare vouchers
Improving the quality of assessment information while reducing the quantity of it will result in better provision, says Dr Julian Grenier
The transition to formal learning needs to be handled with sensitivity to help children and parents adapt, says Working Mum.
Young children display geographical awareness from an early age, and a new report on early years mapping is rich with links to curriculum and ideas for activities, finds Meredith Jones Russell
Meeting the emotional and learning needs of the unique child
New requirements on the supervision of staff and a sharper focus on safeguarding have implications for early years settings and their training programmes, says Karen Faux.
Since the end of the Level 3 apprenticeship standard impasse, more apprenticeships are in development. Hannah Crown rounds up the big changes within vocational training
Communication skills have been boosted by an English/Urdu songbook, says early years consultant and writer Meg Jones.