It's time to plan your visit to the Nursery World Show 2012, running on 17 and 18 February at London's Business Design Centre. Sue Learner provides a sneak preview of what's on offer.
Having to conform to goals and targets can damage children's sense of self and community, and inhibit their motivation, argues Wendy Ellyatt.
Acurriculum-based approach is not appropriate for the under-threes, claims a new report from the Scottish Executive reviewing more than 30 years of research on early child development.
Parents’ growing appreciation of the dangers of too much, too soon and the benefits of outdoor settings can be a political force
By John Thorn, head of Early Years and Childcare Services, Nottinghamshire County Council You don't have to be too old to have felt that universal nursery education for three-and 4-year-olds was an...
Carmen Robinson is now three months into studying for her NVQ 3 in Children's Care Learning and Development. Here she describes why she feels that the unit covering child observation is helping her to...
Inevitably, the current economic climate is now deepening concerns around the sector's well-documented market challenges.
Local authorities have been accused of dull, unimaginative playgrounds because of an over-reliance on an identical 'KFC' approach ('kit, fence and carpet') to play, which has grown out of the pressure...
Young children in Aberdeen are enjoying a cultural feast in the summer holidays thanks to an innovative arts programme developed by the city council and backed by the New Opportunities Fund. Buzz!! -...
Try these activities that aim for the early learning goals for children's personal, social and emotional development in relating to others and to their own sense of well-being An 'environment for...