Sean Delaney and Kirsty MacDonald discuss research evaluating the First Words Together programme, which aims to address the language gap in areas of high deprivation
Psycholudics is the study of the mind (psyche) at play (ludic). It is one of the main theories underpinning modern playwork training and, writes Philip Waters, explains how and why adults need to...
Opening up the creative potential of collage to young children requires knowledge of the basic skills involved and ready access to a wide variety of natural and made materials.
Birds became the focus of an outdoor project for nursery children who reminded practitioners that the process of learning matters most, says Gill Wright, advisory teacher for early years at Sefton...
The Baby Room Project has succeeded in directing some much-needed attention to the care of the youngest children. Dr Sarah Christie talks to its founders Professor Sacha Powell and Dr Kathy Goouch.
The likes of Twitter and Facebook are here to stay and the challenge now is how best to use them. Katy Morton hears how some enterprising nurseries are maximising their potential.
Comforting rhymes, charming illustrations and gentle humour guarantee the appeal of new books to share with the youngest children, reviewed here by Alison Boyle TIME FOR BED, AND PLAYING. written by...
A decision to close the six settings operated by Headstarts Day Nursery in Swindon, West Berkshire and Basingstoke, was taken last week.
The former nursery operator has been appointed general manager of the North-West’s first care village with an integrated nursery. Opening next spring, it is dementia care specialist Belong’s first...
We are delighted to unveil the finalists for our annual awards, which will take place on Saturday 21 September at The Brewery in London.