Sharing stories is the key to learning to read, says Cassie Surrey
Expand children's conception of pattern by exploring the design and repetition in actions and events, writes Lena Engel A pattern can consist of colours, shapes, objects or events that occur in a...
Thinking back to my own childhood, my strongest memories of a fascination with colour come from my much beloved paint box. Words like Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, Crimson and Ultramarine were not only...
A young child's delight in fooling or teasing an adult tells us a lot about what they know and helps them progress in making sense of their world, as Anne O'Connor demonstrates with this example.
While Britain's early years practice benefits from investment and research, truly innovative thinking may be at risk of being stifled by rigid government-imposed frameworks, warns Wendy Ellyatt.
We need to have the vision to create a national infrastructure for school-age childcare, says the chief executive of Kids' Clubs Network, Anne Longfield For many years, Kids' Clubs Network (KCN) has...
In this extract from her book, Dr Chandrika Devarakonda explains how racial prejudice develops in young children
Local authorities must promote public awareness of the need for parents to notify them of any private fostering arrangements, under new minimum standards in the Children Act. The standards have been...