A 24-hour satellite television channel aimed at babies and toddlers just launched in the US could be on Britain's screens by Christmas, said the Daily Mail. BabyFirstTV shows simple purpose-made...
Try this true or false quiz by Meg Jones, childcare and early years consultant 1. Crying is the only way children in the early years are able to express their feelings.
Implement the Birth to Three Matters framework at your setting with guidance from the specially-devised series,Little Baby Books. Sally Featherstone gets you started Birth to Three Matters - a...
In an Australian case study, tablet technology has enabled children’s playful explorations as part of ‘multimodal learning’. Nicola Yelland and Caja Gilbert examine the implications
Sitter services are revolutionising single parents' lives in Scotland, as Jackie Cosh explains Providing flexible childcare is the aim of the Working For Families Fund, an initiative set up by the...
A selection of courses that celebrate cultural diversity and promote inclusivity and anti-discriminatory practice in early years settings The Aswan Learning Centre in Croydon, Surrey, runs workshops...
The recent closure by Ofsted of a Birmingham nursery, which re-registered after a serious incident took place at the setting two years previously, highlights once again the loophole that allows...
Last summer, as a parting gift to the children in my reception class, known as Pandas, I gave each of them a CD-Rom containing a simple electronic book which we had made. It was a memorable gift that...
Kristina Lastoweckyi tells Jackie Cosh about the responsibilities and challenges involved in heading up children's services in the charity sector.