This month the Learning through Landscapes' early years team looks at how practitioners can use feathers for learning outdoors Exploring the sensation of feathers on our skin.
Childminders in England have warmly welcomed Ofsted's decision to keep their personal details private by putting only their registration number and postcode with their inspection reports on its...
Our experts give their views on the outcome of the General Election and Labour’s proposed policies, as outlined in their manifesto.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child can serve as a guide to good practice in early years settings, says Pat Gordon-Smith.
Amid the controversy around proposals to periodically weigh school children, what can early years settings do to help tackle the child obesity crisis, asks Caroline Vollans
Thousands of children in Scotland are already using additional childcare hours, just under a year away from full roll out, according to the Scottish Government.
More effort should be made to include children under eight in both private and public decisions, according to a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The report, Young Children's...
A coalition of early years organisations and nurseries is calling on the Government to consider new childcare funding options, including making the 15 hours universal from the age of two and paying a...
In answer to Jane Mills' plea for help regarding making non-sticky playdough (Letters, 25 September), I use the cheapest supermarket flour which costs 15p per bag, and use a Pre-school Learning...
By Kathryn Solly (Routledge, £19.99)