(Photograph) - Seven-year-old James Tomlinson was thrilled to have his personal copy of Nick Butterworth's latest work, Q Pootle 5, signed by the popular children's author, Illustrator and creator of...
Use these ten key questions as starting points for discussing good practice on promoting physical development at a staff meeting or with parents and carers. 1 Can children move spontaneously between...
The Froebelian approach is being given a new international push to demonstrate its continued relevance and to train more leaders in the pedagogy. Nicole Weinstein reports
Social enterprise could solve the problem of sustainable childcare provision, according to the charity 4Children. Its new manifesto, 'Creating new solutions', argues that while start-up funding for...
Some food for thought in your professional career Planning the Pre-5 Setting: practical ideas and activities for the nursery. By Christine MacIntyre and Kim McVitty. (David Fulton, ISBN: 1843120585,...
Effective management remains key to tackling the sector's ongoing challenge of recruiting and retaining enthusiastic and capable early years practitioners ACORN CHILDCARE TRAINING
The latest Oftsed review has found steady improvements in the quality of early years education and childcare provision in daycare settings year-on-year.
The new Birth to 5 Matters guidance document is being launched by the Early Years Coalition in a live Facebook stream, tonight.
An ethos of mutual gain in college studying and working practice is described by Dr Cath Arnold, who leads on the MA in Integrated Provision for Families, based at the Pen Green Centre.