Specially designed story sacks can engage children who have special educational needs who might otherwise miss out, says Viv Hampshire.
Parents of overweight children are often in denial about the problem or claim to be simply too busy to address it – so how should settings approach the issue? Gabriella Jozwiak finds out
Using extracts from his new book on the subject, Damien Fitzgerald argues that the Government’s approach to early years policy has substantially reduced the essential focus on quality
The promised update of the Government's early years strategy was delivered last week.Ruth Thomson runs through the points that will most affect practitioners
In recent years peanut and other food allergies have received great attention in the media, reflecting a concern that severe or fatal reactions to food are on the increase. However, the first...
Completion rates for modern apprenticeships in early years care and education are low because the standards required for the key skills component of the framework have been set too high, according to...
Children are invited to draw or paint a bird for childcare insurer Morton Michel’s annual design competition.
A new guide to the Children and Social Work Act, which became law last year, is now available.
Nursery owners are questioning the rationale for Government plans for schools funding, which they say will only continue to perpetuate the long-standing problem of underfunding for the early years...