Science, mathematics, design and technology, and imaginative play are areas well served by problem solving Curiosity is important in all areas of learning within the Foundation Stage curriculum....
Support for fathers-to-be includes a course from charity Future Men, which focuses on the emotional, as well as practical, elements of being a dad. By Meredith Jones Russell
Add ‘depth’ to summertime water play with STEM-focused buoyancy activities. By Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson
Childcare ratios have been a hot topic since former minister Liz Truss opened this particular Pandora’s Box in 2013. Jo Parkes looks at what we can learn from comparable systems abroad
Most children like to draw. Nicole Weinsteinfinds out how practitioners can best support young children’s early development of drawing – and looks at some of the best resources on offer
Cruelty to animals is often a reflection of emotional pain, but pets can play a healing role when treating troubled children. Mary Evans reports
Birds became the focus of an outdoor project for nursery children who reminded practitioners that the process of learning matters most, says Gill Wright, advisory teacher for early years at Sefton...
From Mandie Lewis's kitchen table in Bristol, the bi-annual special needs magazine Information Exchange goes out to teachers, nursery nurses and parents all around the world. There are readers in New...
<P> Young children take to learning other languages more readily than most people think. Emma Haughton explains why the early years are the ideal time to start </P>