In this instalment of her series on groundbreaking thinkers in the early years, Linda Pound discusses Swiss educator Johann Pestalozzi, the ‘starting point of modern educational theory and practice’
What are schools forums and why do they matter? With funding set to take on an extra dimension from September with the free entitlement extension to 30 hours, Charlotte Goddard investigates
A research project could hold the answers to the problem of white boys from poorer backgrounds underperforming at school. By Hannah Crown
In the first of a two-part series on pattern, Nicole Weinstein looks at the concept that underpins it all - mathematics -and suggests resources to encourage children to design, build or observe...
A drop in the numbers applying for jobs, and in the quality of candidates, is leaving the sector floundering. Hannah Crown investigates.
Sensory food education aims to help children develop a healthy diet by discovery through the five senses. By Annette Rawstrone
Professional groupings have been shown to be the driving force in raising the status of childcarers over the years
Why do single fathers continue to suffer a sense of isolation now that more father-friendly initiatives are getting underway? The answers are not so simple, writes Wendy Wallace
Before going to work abroad, nannies should check out what they're getting themselves into. Simon Vevers reports It could be the lure of an exotic location, the prospect of a heftier pay packet and...
To see the issue of childcare thrust suddenly to attention where it was unconsidered before, look at Ireland. Simon Vevers reports Government childcare initiatives have been rolled out with almost...