Games involving dice have been enjoyed for many centuries. Lynne Garner suggests activities that can be adapted for children of different ages and abilities dice have been around for thousands of...
Sight and sound are the names of the game for children exploring their environment in more activities from Jean Evans and Dianne Irving Activity 1
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
Elmscot Chester Day Nursery and Nursery School donated Easter eggs as part of a charity campaign for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
The children at your club are the people best qualified to chose new staff playworkers. But how should you involve them in recruitment? Philip Waters has first-hand experience. Sophie turned to the...
Giving your child opportunities to explore a variety of objects can aid their developmental progress. Penny Tassoni explains.
There are many ways that settings can make autistic children feel comfortable and encourage their engagement, such as understanding the individual child and what interests them, finds Karen Faux
Pennie Akehurst, former head of the Early Years and Childcare Service at Derbyshire County Council, looks at how settings can replace the recently axed Ofsted self-evaluation form
Reception class children are struggling with language and communication and personal, social and emotional development, concerned teachers have told researchers looking into the impact of Covid-19...