How can settings best support the particular maths development needs of three-year-olds, asks Judith Dancer in the fourth part of this series
Effective observations and assessments are not only essential for learning and completing the foundation stage profile but to also show evidence that the use of pupil premium funding is having a...
Working with vulnerable children and their families can be demanding, but the right approach will make all the difference to an individual's future. Marion Dowling looks at the barriers and solutions
Men know their place, and up to now it hasn't been in childcare. But, asks Wendy Wallace, can a Government drive persuade more men to take up a career in the early years sector?
This year's Childcare Stars Awards, run by 4Children with Nursery World and Prima magazines and sponsored by Sure Start, acknowledge some of the childcare sector's unsung heroes and their good...
A star nanny tells Helen Kewley how she overcame an occupational hazard - under the glare of TV cameras As Christmas approaches, it brings with it what seems like an inevitable growth in the...
To college leavers, the early years field may look like a maze. What do the private, voluntary and maintained sectors each have to offer a nursery nurse? In a two-part feature, Patricia Slatcher talks...
In the 'developed' world of today the birth rate is under two children per family (about 1.9 here, 1.7 in Australia and 1.2 in Japan). The divorce rate is approaching 40 per cent in the UK, North...
Early years provision is undergoing great changes in a land where change has almost become the norm, as James Tweed reports
When wakeful children are disturbing the whole family, Dream Nannies teach them to give it a rest. Eve Boggenpoel hears how Dream Nannies founder Kim Martin knows what it's like for a parent to suffer...