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Physical doodles can nurture young children's learning and help them understand their bodies in creative and playful ways. The following extract from a new book offers guidance on getting started.
The rising costs of raising a child are not being matched by increases in state support for families for the first time in post-war history, a study by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has found.
The pre-school movement is staging a comeback with moves to empower parents and extend services. <STRONG> Catherine Gaunt </STRONG> reports on its new campaign
Managers of half the playgroups in England hold a childcare or education qualification at only NVQ level 2 or under, a major study funded by the Department for Education and Employment has found. The...
Islington has become the first local authority in England to adopt a policy to ensure that children experience and learn about risk through play.
Reinventing childcare policy will not mean more affordable childcare, says Dr Verity Campbell-Barr
In this case study, Sue Chambers focuses on assessing communication and language development for the Progress Check at Age Two, with the example of a child hindered by her need of a dummy.
The Healthy Child Programme aims to provide an invaluable opportunity to identify families who are in need of additional support and children who are at risk of poor outcomes.
England's early years spend is below par, explain Carey Oppenheim, early childhood lead, and Dr Claire Sewell, communications manager, at the Nuffield Foundation
What a city lost in underused nurseries and schools may have been more than gained back in a new centre, as Melanie Defries discovers.