Getting the whole team involved in formulating a setting's policy and practice can enhance their skills and establish a sense of ownership, says Laura Henry in a new series Mission statement
Spending time outside in their setting’s garden allows children and staff alike to use nature as an ever-changing learning resource, explain the Rachel Keeling Nursery School team
This complex skill requires getting the basics right before opportunities are provided to practise all its formats, writes Dr Lala Manners
The influential work of an academic who developed the theory that all children are intelligent in the different ways they learn is described by Jonathan Barnes
For most developing countries, the World Bank is the agency with the greatest involvement in early childhood provision. But in whose interests is it? Professor Helen Penn takes a critical look.
An early years centre is giving its special needs children safe passage to school with a handy aid explained by Helen James and Dennise French
Hay bales, live reindeer, foraged gifts and eco-friendly decorations – some nurseries are rejecting traditional nativities in favour of more community-conscious ideas. By Annette Rawstrone
How to encourage your children to partake in beneficial and enjoyable physical activities. By Penny Tassoni
Children's fascination with new and strange things is an essential part of human nature. Philip Waters looks at how this trait can be encouraged during play the little boy stuffed part of a sticky,...
In part 2 of her series on social interactions, Caroline Vollans explains how children can be supported to behave positively