Early years workers will begin registering with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) from October. Managers and lead practitioners in early education and childcare will start registering in...
Specially designed story sacks can engage children who have special educational needs who might otherwise miss out, says Viv Hampshire.
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
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
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.
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
By Meg Jones, childcare and early years consultant. 1 Encouragement and praise are necessary when children are practising new movements.