This year’s brand new Nursery World North Show, hosted in Liverpool in May, is set to be another must-attend event for all those who work in the early years. Here are some of the highlights
Now in her second year, Kezia Thurgood-Parkes, a ECS student at Sheffield Hallam, talks about her coursework and placement this term.
Some councils are wrongly withholding thousands of pounds in contingency funding. Jo Parkes speaks to settings who have successfully claimed it back
Digital storybooks add a fascinating new element to using narratives. Marianne Sargent provides a step-by-step guide to creating them.
How can training managers who are designing in-house CPD ensure their programmes meet the needs of the workforce, have a lasting effect, and are based on current issues and evidence? Meredith Jones...
Following the announcements made in the Chancellor’s Autumn Spending Review, Dr Jo Verrill, managing director of research agency Ceeda, examines how providers will be affected financially
Toys for the baby and toddler rooms are tried out by early years professionals who give their verdicts to Sue Hubberstey.
The foundation for learning is the physical readiness nurtured by carers in the years before a child starts school, writes Sally Goddard Blythe.
In addition to keeping up to date with all issues surrounding child development, practitioners in early learning settings have to ensure that there is good training and ongoing staff development. Here...
Sing-move-sing Babies bob up and down. Children who are just walking, bounce and sway.