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In the first of a three-part series, Catherine Rushforth explains the manager's role in leading a setting's approach to safeguarding.
The numbers of settings working with vulnerable twos is on the rise, but what are the challenges faced by these children and their families, and what approaches should the early years sector employ...
How the A Better Start programme is improving services and outcomes for families by engaging and involving them. By Frances Lyons and Tom McCulloch
Block play allows a child to mix creativity with mathematical problem-solving, says Anne O'Connor.
Some food for thought in your professional career A Guide to Early Years Practice. by Sandra Smidt. Second edition (Routledge Falmer, 14.99, 020 7842 2010)
Supporting parents Mark-making fascinates young children - you have only to look at the baby making marks with spilt milk to see this in action. Over time, children start to attach meanings to the...
Use these key points for discussion at staff meetings or with parents and carers: 1 Do you involve parents and members of the community in your investigations of the local area?
Ability to communicate and use language is recognised as the foundation for children's development across other learning areas. By Nancy Stewart
The CD-ROM for the EYFS is an active tool that identifies what the new guidance contains and how childcare practitioners can put it successfully into practice. It features a series of short video...
Practitioners should acknowledge the feelings that separation can trigger in a young child, a parent and themselves, says Anne O'Connor.