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Arguing that much of current assessment misses the point of the early years, Dr Julian Grenier sets out the key aims of the Celebrating Children’s Learning project and how it can improve practice
What is nursery life like for children, staff and families at military bases such as those on Cyprus? Helen Lakey, Defence Children Services early years advisor, explains
ICT can help to gather rounded evidence of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage and improve practice, says Adrian Hickman.
The National Early Years Network has its roots well and truly in the voluntary sector. Originally called the Voluntary Organisations Liaison Council for Under Fives (VOLCUF), it was set up in 1978 by...
How has the act of reflecting on your own practice been turned into a qualification unit? Mary Evans finds out
As a building block of learning to read, phonics should be taught during everyday fun activities There can be no doubt that phonics is an essential part of learning to read. However, it is important...
Practitioners must protect play’s central role in early years learning and development, and watch out for bad policy and practice, says early years expert Marjorie Ouvry
Proof of the value of outdoor experiences is found by Helen Penn.
It's not new to say that children's diets are in crisis, while 92 per cent of children consume too much saturated fat, 86 per cent consume too much sugar, and 96 per cent do not eat enough fruit and...
By Ian McLaughlan, chief executive of the Scottish Pre-school Play Association (SPPA).