One setting’s atelier provides a case study in how to set up such a space and resource it to encourage children to fulfil their artistic potential, finds Annette Rawstrone
Dr Prithvi Perepa clarifies some of the popular misconceptions about autism and outlines how practitioners can support a child with the condition
With digital technology now an integral part of children's everyday lives, settings must consider how they can best use it to support learning. Dr Christine Stephen draws on 15 years of research to...
The important role men play in children's lives is increasingly recognised. Anne O'Connor explains how settings can better involve them.
The Early Years Foundation Stage was intended to represent continuity in early years practice, sharing, as it does, the same principles as its predecessors, the Foundation Stage and Birth to Three...
From buttons and shells to bottle tops and magnets, collections of objects make simple but invaluable resources that can extend children's learning across all areas of the curriculum. Diana Lawton...
The new Education Inspection Framework (EIF) and what it means for early years practice will be one of the main themes running through both the seminars and masterclasses at the Nursery World Show in...
The foundation for learning is the physical readiness nurtured by carers in the years before a child starts school, writes Sally Goddard Blythe.
A selection of courses that celebrate cultural diversity and promote inclusivity and anti-discriminatory practice in early years settings Acorn Early Years Training (part of CJ Associates) runs a...
The numbers of settings working with vulnerable twos is on the rise, but what are the challenges faced by these children and their families, and what approaches should the early years sector employ...