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Early years practitioners need to beware of assessment and record-keeping methods that are convenient to them but detrimental to children's learning, says Helen Bromley.
Lauren Selby, eight, searches for some treasure to bury for Captain Blackbeard's Pirates' day at Hedon Library in East Yorkshire. Free half-term sessions were held for five- to 11-year-olds who came...
I have personal knowledge of a single parent who has a child attending our nursery and is having immense problems claiming childcare tax credit. The mother has great difficulty making ends meet. She...
Consultant Wendy Scott OBE was one of the leading figures within the early years sector to be recognised in the New Years Honours List for services to education. Here, she provides a brief history...
How one setting in West Sussex is encouraging the children to go barefoot outside. Meredith Jones Russell reports
A children's author serving on an official commission on childcare noticed that many subcommittees were busily making recommendations around a central problem: 'It was generally agreed that the...
In the final part of this series, safeguarding specialist Rachel Buckler provides guidance on working with others to achieve the right outcomes for children.
The latest in this series looks at the importance of ongoing risk assessmentsto ensure child safety. By Nicole Weinstein
Observing children engaged in role play can give early years staff some revealing insights and ideas for changes in practice, as Sue Rogers and Julie Evans found Young children's preoccupation with...
Mingling the young and the old in one centre could bring great benefits, but there are challenges to achieving it. Melanie Defries hears why.