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A leading academic has claimed that the Government's policy of allowing childcare provision to be driven by market forces has led to appalling standards in some private nurseries in deprived areas.
The link between immature motor skills and lower educational performance has been overlooked, says Sally Goddard Blythe
These series of events will highlight the importance of quality – rather than quantity – of provision for the new entitlements for children from nine months to two years.
A partnership between Every Child A Talker and a community theatre company has helped parents and practitioners get more in tune with children's language development, says Sian McDermott, early years...
Explore the connections between physical movement and brain development from birth onwards, and learn why children need to be supported to move in a variety of ways depending on their age at our...
Delay in language development can negatively impact emotional well-being and relationship-building. Jo Parkes discovers how one nursery school is helping children to overcome it
Simple physical play with a child's carer can stimulate a function that is linked fundamentally to language and sensory development, says Anne O'Connor.
(Photograph) - The work of a successful child development programme in Scotland looks set to continue thanks to a Pounds 70,000 cash injection. The Play@home activity scheme, originally set up in...
Should boys and girls be treated differently in the early years? Annette Rawstrone spoke to a group of nursery school practitioners.
The development of being conscious of oneself and the wider world begins with the care that a child receives from attentive adults, explains Maria Robinson.