George, three years old, had been listening with the other children in the nursery to his teacher telling them that the wheely toys could not come into the covered yard. She drew a line in chalk to...
Playing with words needn't be dull. Lynne Garner suggests a range of games to put the fun into literacy Some children see words as boring and the learning of them tedious.
The majority of head teachers, teachers and parents disagree with the Government’s policy of prioritising synthetic phonics over other approaches to teaching children to read, according to a new...
The Chancellor is being urged to use tomorrow's Budget to help with rising childcare costs as parents are paying up to 3.5 per cent more for a place than they were a year ago, finds survey.
Having two-year-olds in nursery classes of 26 children overseen by only two members of staff is causing concern in Northern Ireland.
Childcare is not going to expand at the expense of a workforce on low salaries, England's minister for children pledged last week.
Out-of-school care in Fife has received a double boost with 960,000 in additional funding for new projects and for facilities such as outdoor play areas, play buses and toy libraries.
Maureen Smith and Yvonne Nolan, co-founders of Duo Consulting, and developers of the new APEL qualification APEL Level 3 Certificate in work with children (Early Years or Playwork), Unit 2: Reflect on...
Ask yourself how you ask questions, and how you handle children's responses - are they learning anything? Helen Bilton explains.