The childcare field is wide open to those leaving college with fresh qualifications, and the hardest thing about a first job may be choosing one that leads in the right direction, as Mahrukh Choughtai...
A new book looks at the ways we teach children and how we assess their progress - and sets out a vision for improving our methods. One of the book's editors, Dominic Wyse, explains.
Bringing creative and sports experts into early years settings requires much thought and business planning, but the benefits for the children and staff alike can be enormous, as Nicole...
Take to the water and discover the scope for cross-curricular learning, imagination and creative activities in making and sailing boats, with suggestions from Jean Evans.
Children are being inspired by National Museums Liverpool’s Eye for Colour show. By Marianne Sargent
Imagination is a vital part of learning and development because it lets children understand and adapt to the wider world, says early years consultant Linda Pound.
Go outdoors to create monster puppets, sing, dance and hide in a Gruffalo's den in part two of a project by Helen Bromley Having introduced the theme of monsters through Maurice Sendak's classic...
Develop children's interest in natural materials with a project on sticks and stones, says Denise Bailey Adult-led activities
Janet Moyles reflects on 40 years of the association for professional development in early years, TACTYC, and the changing early years landscape
With the huge boom in the nursery market over the past decade a nursery is just about the best investment that can be made. But, asks Noella Pio Kivlehan, is there a limit to the sector's growth?...