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Over recent weeks we have been bombarded with news reports regarding the physical and mental well-being of young children. Some of our most eminent early years specialists have voiced their concerns,...
Name: Barry Payton Position: Co-founder of Haslingden Community Link and Children's Centre, Lancashire
A project that offers free nursery education places for two-year-olds is proving a success at attracting hard-to-reach groups. The 18-month pilot project, which runs until summer 2008, has funding...
As a parent I was dismayed to read that a ban on television advertising of food to children has been ruled out by Ofcom (news, 29 July). As its report suggests, there may be many factors involved in...
So many issues in childcare and early learning come down to communication.
Most early years settings have a collection of musical instruments suitable for children to play. All too often, though, I notice instruments tossed rather carelessly into baskets or on to trolleys,...
Children struggling in Reception and Year 1 with behavioural and emotional problems are being helped to become more confident learners at a specialist centre in Everton. By Caroline Vollans
High-quality childcare is definitely something to celebrate, and our annual competition, organised with the Daycare Trust for National Childcare Week, does just that. This year, we're running a...
As yet another review of childcare policy looms, early years experts are still calling for the divide between education and care to be abolished as part of a radical rethink about what we want for...
Formal early reading methods are about to get a tighter grip on young children.