If the opinions of young children are valuable to adults, whether as carers or policymakers, what is the best way to gather them? Alison Clark looks at successful consultations 'Why is it that we have...
Childcare professionals could be trained to provide the sympathetic support that new mothers need to give their children a secure start in life. Mary Evans reports The new children's centres involving...
20 October The development and education of children with Down's syndrome in infancy and pre-school years: An overview from birth to five
As the summer holidays roll on, it seems appropriate that much of our news coverage this week is devoted to the issue of play.
Focus on the helpful people the children know best to understand their important roles, with activity ideas from Sheila Ebbutt and Carole Skinner Children will be familiar with various 'people who...
The Government is still undecided about relaxing ratios, and the Chancellor's Autumn Budget wasn't full of festive cheer either
The latest Government research on early years provision reveals a complex picture, with better qualified staff, more loss-making providers, but a rising numbers of places, says Ruth Thomson.
Young children's community spirit embraced people both locally and abroad. Tessa Fenoughty explains how.
Children's play specialists from across the UK have got together to hold community play forums with the aimsof supporting one another, sharing ideas and information, and inviting any appropriate...