Best practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage will depend on understanding how all the aspects of child's development link together. Maria Robinson sets out a way to approach them.
While the temperatures hit the 90s this summer my colleagues and I were busy anticipating Christmas, complete with turkey dinners, decorations, Santa and carols playing merrily in the background - ...
A children's centre team in Crewe is celebrating bringing their community together through a year-long partnership project.
Childcare agencies which have not yet applied for registration under the new Scottish Executive legislation have been granted amnesty until 30 September. Deputy health minister Tom McCabe announced...
'We want all children to be strong, capable, confident and self-assured. The very early years are extremely important in this respect. Babies and young children need support as they begin a journey of...
Susan Carter tells Jackie Cosh about her role at Busy Bears in Durham.
Harry has had his MMR jab this month, a little later than planned due to his chickenpox and hospital appointments. Initially he was fine, but on day nine he became very pale and pink-eyed. He also had...
I sympathise with Jane Taoka (Letters, 5 April). There used to be a similar problem in Cheshire with the local authority only offering courses at times that were unsuitable for childminders, but after...
As Jasmine approached eight months she attended her developmental check with her health visitor. She was declared healthy and developing well, although still small for her age and birth weight, being...
Games involving dice have been enjoyed for many centuries. Lynne Garner suggests activities that can be adapted for children of different ages and abilities dice have been around for thousands of...