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Play can be an useful tool in fostering social and emotional development in children. In an extract from her new book, Penny Tassoni looks at what practitioners need to think about
Adults should not impose their own preconceptions of what is natural or innocent on children's play, argue Sue Grieshaber and Felicity McArdle.
by Quentin Blake (Jonathan Cape 2010)
Three-year-olds who took part in a scheme to improve maths teaching in early years settings made the equivalent of two extra months’ progress on average compared to other children, research suggests.
Enjoying and exploring maths should not be a matter of worksheets, but finding it first-hand in everyday situations. Julian Grenier explains where carers can start looking
The Government's goal of eradicating child poverty by 2020 will only be met a quarter of the way at that stage, claims a leading social policy charity. A report published last week by the Joseph...
As schools in England set out to fulfill the aims of the Government's new Extended Schools programme, they could look to Scotland for a working model, as Mary Evans reports
Different language rules and cultural attitudes to how children learn provide some valuable insights for practitioners working with bilingual children. Professor Elena Lieven explains.