The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child can serve as a guide to good practice in early years settings, says Pat Gordon-Smith.
Principles * Planning experiences that help children to develop autonomy and the disposition to learn (p28)
Mr Davies is a member of the GenderEYE (Gender Diversification in Early Years Education) research team
AREAS OF LEARNING Nursery Topics - Clothes covers all six areas of learning in the English early years curriculum, but it can be adapted easily to suit the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish...
Richard Willis, visiting professor at the University of South Wales, reviews a book which explores how mindfullness can be integrated into settings. It combines theory, case studies and research to...
First Steps Children's Nursery Group, Nursery World's Chain of the Year 2015, has acquired woodland to bring Forest School sessions to its own and other children, writes Catherine Gaunt
Children's organisations have welcomed the Scottish Parliament's passing of the first major revision in special educational needs legislation for 20 years. From 1 April 2004, the Education (Additional...
The number of unexplained infant deaths in England and Wales has fallen to an all time low, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show, but the North West continues to have a higher...
Letter of the week - I applied for the Transformation Fund but was turned down because we are only registered for 17 children and the minimum had to be 20 children for four hours each day. Yes, we...
Easy, economical and quickly cooked, rice can be the basis of a wealth of exciting dishes, says Mary Whiting.