Children forced to sit still for inappropriate early years activities often show behaviour problems, says Jennie Lindon
As part of our ongoing series on children's dispositions, Anne O'Connor discusses how to motivate children to work at tasks for their own sake rather than adult approval. As adults, we know that...
High quality outdoors provision is vital for children's development. <B>Jan White</B> looks at a new scheme to help settings deliver it
Head teachers and staff around the country are grasping the nettle and making plans as extended schools. <STRONG> Simon Vevers </STRONG> reports
Why pay for toys when far more creative and stimulating resources are available free? Marie Charlton explains Recycled and natural materials are a low-cost way of resourcing a setting, and stimulate...
Parental involvement can be the best route to helping children think about their environment. Penny Tassoni suggests ways to get there Most early years practitioners agree with the child-centred...
By Anne Longfield, chief executive of Kids' Clubs Network As every working parent with school age children knows, the summer school holidays are almost upon us. Long able to instil a sense of fear and...
Dinosaur Day transformed The Roseacre Playgroup in Shepperton, Surrey, with a load of rip-roaring activities for the children.