Emma Davis considers the need to rethink how early years settings manage children’s behaviour and the language that is commonly used around it
How should settings provide books and storytimes for children across the age groups, and what is the role of the adult? Penny Tassoni explains
The team at Rachel Keeling Nursery School reveal how their children make the most of the setting’s garden area, which provides both activity and tranquillity
Introducing babies and toddlers to books will set them on the way to being confident readers later on. Andy McCormack offers some advice and explores examples of age-appropriate titles
A Kent nursery is being investigated by Ofsted and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) as the possible source of a local salmonella outbreak that has affected 149 children. Cannock House Day Nursery in...
Home visits can help smooth the transition to the early years setting The transition from home to an early years setting can be difficult for parents and children, and many settings find that a policy...
The head of Scotland’s Active Healthy Kids Report Card discusses obesity with Meredith Jones Russell
The nursery was buzzing with activity sparked by the children's interest in castles, as Jean Evans hears.
There is a temptation when faced with new funds to start with the catalogue and not with the children. However, more long-term benefits may be gained by first consulting children, writes Alison Clark...