Diane Boyd explains her framework for promoting environmental sustainability and social justice in the early years and how it fits in with the EYFS
Stretching the two-year-old offer across the year has the potential to make life easier for children and families - and has advantages for providers as well, says James Hempsall.
Lesbian and gay issues need to be addressed by all practitioners in the early years, says Kath Tayler.
To become choreographers of their own creative dance, children need a clear idea of the intention of the dance and the meanings to be expressed: an idea, a story or event, or purely the sensation of...
Here are some activities to help children develop social skills. By Georgina Durrant
All children from one to five years old could benefit from free hours of early education, in plans being considered by the Liberal Democrats.
Government figures, released yesterday, show that around 70 per cent of the 130,000 disadvantaged two-year-olds eligible for early education places have so far taken up the offer.
Dr Jo Blanden, co-author of a new study on the free early years entitlement, weighs up the evidence
How should a childminder respond if a child confides that he or she is being abused? A new guide published last week by the Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) gives advice on this and a range of...
Crawling is an important physical stage in its own right which enables babies to break away from their carers for the first time, says Anne O'Connor.