School support staff are adding theory to practice and becoming teachers thanks to some innovative schemes. Mary Evans reports Faced with a growing shortage of teachers, local councils across the...
Early childhood lecturer Thamara Bulmer's research into young children's experiences of school closures shows that a new reality should mean a new approach, she argues
A radical rethink of the way the early years system works is needed, according to a new report from the Nuffield Foundation.
What are ‘enhancements’ and when should they be used in the early years? In the first part of a new series, Amy Jackson starts with a real tea set
Today we are exploring things which roll, says Lucy Turner, producer for the Early Years and Families programme at The Whitworth arts gallery
Elizabeth Truss is to meet with early years organisations and childminders next month to discuss the Government's pilot of childminder agencies.
A new report suggests inviting businesses to operate from children’s centres or raising taxes to pay for the future running of centres.
Let babies and toddlers get to grips with paint in their own fashion, says Alice Sharp - they're bound to turn it into a performance art
Practitioners learn what resources they need to supply to support a child's schemas, in another observation by the Pen Green Centre team in dialogue with Chris Athey Kearnu (four years one month) is...