With so many toys and resources available for children under three, Mary Evans suggests what to look out for when buying equipment.
Has the slimmed-down Understanding the World impacted on teaching and learning? And what can we do to ensure we inspire children's interests and consolidate their knowledge? Lena Engel writes the...
Organisations and courses for early years professionals working with children who have a range of special needs Autism
A round-up of courses on offer this winter and spring to help practitioners keep their knowledge and skills up to date Acorn Early Years Training, the specialist early years division of CJ Associates,...
Action research is a form of 'self-reflective enquiry' that can help settings work through points of concern to find workable solutions. Julie McLarnon shows how it works in practice.
The Government's decision to waive the fees for criminal records checks for organisations using volunteers has been widely welcomed by childcarers, except for childminders. Speaking at the National...
A former nursery owner who was charged earlier this year with downloading and possessing pornographic pictures of children narrowly escaped a prison sentence last week. Father of two Brian Griffiths,...
More than 200 nursery and out-of- school places in Edinburgh were facing the axe last week after the city council refused to release grants to Craigmillar Childcare Services (CCS) because it said the...
Perhaps you've noticed the children in your care struggling with school bags full of equipment? Or maybe you're concerned about staff bearing heavy loads on outings? BackCare is a national charity...