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All early years settings need to do it, but how carefully is their practice considered and organised? Liz Dolan looks at helping children sleep.
By Kate Green, chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group It's not often that politicians from across the political divide agree, so at the Child Poverty Action Group we were delighted when a...
What is true ‘free-flow play’, and when is children’s ‘involvement’ in their learning not actually worthwhile engagement? Dr Julian Grenier unpicks the theories in the context of best practice
Picking up rhymes supported by physical actions seems to be innate in children. But how adults mediate is important for later literacy development, says Opal Dunn
How children learn from the world around them is influenced by both their external senses, such as taste and touch, and their internal senses of movement and body awareness. Anne O'Connor considers...
The sensory experience of messy play has far-reaching benefits for brain development, creativity and risk-taking, says Anne O'Connor
The Pre-school Learning Alliance will be changing its name to the Early Years Alliance from next year as part of plans to re-brand.
Use these key points for discussion at staff meetings or with parents and carers: 1 Is the quality of provision sufficient to support children's mathematical learning, particularly in the area of...
What a city lost in underused nurseries and schools may have been more than gained back in a new centre, as Melanie Defries discovers.
Nannies could have a constructive influence on their charges' language development with the help of a revolutionary programme outlined in the book Baby Talk by the late Dr Sally Ward, published by...