While the Government's response to Cathy Nutbrown's review of qualifications is still awaited, no one working in the sector - whether new or experienced - can afford to stand still. How can practice...
What lies ahead for early years workers in the Government's plans? Simon Vevers reports The letters page of Nursery World has resonated in recent months with the concerns of hard-pressed providers...
A project to help teenage parents with childcare and so continue with their education or obtain employment is proving its worth, writes Catherine Gaunt It is no secret that Britain has the highest...
Psycholudics is the study of the mind (psyche) at play (ludic). It is one of the main theories underpinning modern playwork training and, writes Philip Waters, explains how and why adults need to...
Clusters of schools and children's consortia are the big ideas in the county that brought the Code of Practice furore to national attention. Simon Vevers went to see
Changing teaching methods will not stop the debate about phonics, but practitioners can still apply their own judgement There can be few early years practitioners who remain unaware of the ongoing...
With the number of children born prematurely rising in the UK, Barbara Millar explains their varying needs At the beginning of February, six-month-old Rumaisa Rahman finally went home. Rumaisa weighed...
What are the effects of dummy use on young children’s speech and language development? Radhika Kovendrakumar gives advice, based on research she did for her pre-school
Kezia Thurgood-Parkes, a final year ECS student at Sheffield Hallam, is battling strikes and coronavirus while writing her final dissertation
More and more studies are showing the importance to health of access to natural green environments, reports Annette Rawstrone