A website to help local authorities create child-friendly communities in areas such as planning, designing and policing has been launched by Play England and SkillsActive.
Small resources can help children to develop some big ideas in their imaginative play, as Jane Drake explains Long-term planning
Make-believe is integral to a child's development, and the more open-ended the resources, the greater the scope for imaginative play, says Helen Bromley.
Teaching Language and Literacy in the Early Years. By Diane Godwin and Margaret Perkins. (David Fulton, 15, 020 7405 5606) Reviewed by Marian Whitehead, language and early years consultant
Develop your understanding of children's learning by considering the following scenario Scenario
Young children need policy-making that transforms early years education and care, argue Pat Tomlinson and Chelle Davison
What next for literacy project Making it REAL? Joyce Connor, from the National Children's Bureau's Early Childhood Unit, looks at how the training has been enhanced for two-year-olds.
Let children get in touch with their senses by making things to feel, sniff, hear and view in the outdoor area. Miranda Walker starts with easily accessible resources children may well be more alert...
How noisy is your workplace? From February next year the new European Noise Directive will come into force, setting decibel limits and requiring 'noise risk assessments' (see News, page 8). There's no...