Winner: London Network of Men in Childcare, London Early Years Foundation.
While children will squabble from time to time, they are usually practising negotiating techniques. The skill for adults is to know when to step in or step back and let them get on with it, explains...
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...
As nursery schools continue to close all over the country, it could be a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Barbara Riddell and Pauline Trudell argue for rescuing and preserving them.
Movement play is vital to young children's cognitive development as well as physical skills, says Anne O'Connor
New guidance on the statutory progress check has an emphasis on working with parents and understanding home learning. Co-author Megan Pacey explains its importance
How a therapy dog at one school in London helps children with autism – and others too. By Annette Rawstrone
The forest school approach is growing in popularity, and it is taking a variety of different formats as settings embrace it in ways that reflect their individual needs. Nicole Weinstein explains.
Edited by Lindsay O'Dell and Stephen Leverett (Open University, ISBN 978-0-230-28008-3, 21.99)