From home to the home corner: observing children's identity-maintenance in early childhood settings. Discusses two studies: one of children in a Korean private kindergarten, the other of children in a...
Viv Hampshire recreates the setting of picture book Dear Zoo in a local park so a group of children can learn about animals and their habitats.
'Boys will be boys' translates into a need for lots of space - and preferably outside space. Gail Bushell offers plenty of good games to amuse the chaps As a playwork tutor, I am constantly asked for...
All about... working with parents Practitioners can help parents of under-threes gain an understanding of their children's early development
Sites such as Twitter and Facebook are valuable sources of information for journalists. Kate Tyler offers some advice for getting noticed.
The new eco-friendly Abacus Nursery and Childcare building in New Romney was officially declared open.
The Government's proposal to require all childcare staff to be qualified to level 3 sounds laudable, but is it really such a good idea? Mary Evans seeks out views across the sector.
Early years practitioners know that part of their job is reducing the disadvantage gap. But what do they really think of poor children? Dr Donald Simpson, who has led a two-year study into...
It didn't get the predictable 'nanny from hell' headlines in all the newspapers, but in December a nanny was sent to jail for 15 months for assaulting two toddlers in her care. Kingston Crown Court in...
Children become aware of their bodies at an early stage, and with personal, social and emotional development at the core of the Foundation Stage, 'Our bodies' makes an excellent topic for the early...