6 September. Art Attack. (ITV 1, 3.45 to 4.05pm) Neil Buchanan presents the first programme in a new series of the art show for children packed with tips, teasers and eye-catching visuals.
Another survey out this month from the trend-analysers the Future Foundation asked 522 parents who they trust the most when it comes to their child's welfare. Nannies ranked 5.8 to 6 on a 1-10 scale,...
In this new four-part series on what the new Children and Social Work Act means for the early years sector, we look at changes to the local safeguarding procedures. By Ann Marie Christian
Why movement is important for the youngest children and how settings can best provide opportunities to practise it. By Carol Archer
How a therapy dog at one school in London helps children with autism – and others too. By Annette Rawstrone
Ideas to help you implement Birth to Three Matters This week: Share a problem - using a toy to discuss problems and promote self-awareness and identity
Edited by Lindsay O'Dell and Stephen Leverett (Open University, ISBN 978-0-230-28008-3, 21.99)
The UK private nursery sector is now worth a staggering 2bn, an increase of 72 per cent since 2000. But the 2004 Market Assessment report by market analysts Key Note has warned that the falling birth...
In the first part of a new series looking at staff health and well-being, Charlotte Goddard sets out how healthy we are as a society, and sector, and how inequality affects this
The Department for Education has published guidance for early years settings, following the prime minister’s confirmation in parliament yesterday that they should open to more children from 1 June.