What can be deduced from watching a child build an igloo? Philip Waters looks at the 'theory of loose parts' and how its application - the availability of resources and relationships - will enrich a...
Speech and language strategy Time to Talk is improving children’s communication skills in Warwickshire, finds Annette Rawstrone
Practitioners can access training and purchase resources under one roof at Totempole in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Nursery World magazine is not publishing this week, because of the succession of bank holidays.
Parents are embracing the hardline tactics advocated by TV parenting programmes such as 'Supernanny', according to a survey by parenting website Raisingkids.co.uk. It said that 73 per cent of...
'Childcare is now one of the most pressing concerns for unions and parents both in and out of work' Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary, commenting on the TUC and the Daycare Trust report Women,...
From the age of seven, 49 per cent of children use the internet every day, spending an average of one hour 45 minutes online, according to a survey of 1,800 British children aged five to 16 by...
Four-year-old David Mcdonald saw rainbows when the Tiny Tots Science Show visited Morton Nursery in Linwood, near Paisley. The children enjoyed scientific experiments, including making 'rainbow...
'Children reared to see fists as mightier than words are destined to inherit Britain's traditional tolerance of violence, making us famous for football hooligans and a greater appetite than most for...
In a new music-based series, Boogie Mites’ Sue Newman considers how involvement in regular music-making from birth can boost brain development, health and happiness